Nobuo Kubota
"I work in isolation and I am not aware of being part of any kind of art movement." –Nobuo Kubota
In 1969, Nobuo Kubota abandoned a 10-year career in architecture to devote himself fully to sculpture and music. He pursued his late-night associations with a group of Toronto artists and musicians who, individually and collectively, were pushing the boundaries of artistic expression. On the heels of this, he applied for and received a Canada Council grant to study art in Japan. As things turned out, he would live with a Zen master at the famous Daitokuji Temple Complex in Kyoto. It would be a turning point in his artistic development.
Nubuo Kubota was nominated by Linda Jansma, curator, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario.