Gozo Yoshimasu

Gōzō Yoshimasu is a prolific Japanese poet, photographer, artist and filmmaker active since the 1960s. He has received a number of literary and cultural awards, including the Takami Jun Prize, the Rekitei Prize, the Purple Ribbon Medal in 2003, the 50th Mainichi Art Award for Poetry, and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays in 2013. Major influences include Shinobu Orikuchi, Paul Klee, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, William Blake, John Cage, Patrick Chamoiseau.