Kaiko Moti (1921–1989) was an Franco-Indian painter and printmaker. He was born in 1921 in Bombay, India, and studied at the Bombay School of Fine Arts. In 1946, he moved to London, England to study at the Slade School of Art at University College. In 1950, he relocated to Paris and worked with printmaker

Stanley William Hayter Stanley William Hayter (27 December 1901 – 4 May 1988) was an English painter and master printmaker associated in the 1930s with surrealism and from 1940 onward with abstract expressionism. Regarded as one of the most significant printmakers ...

in the

Atelier 17 Atelier 17 was an art school and studio that was influential in the teaching and promotion of printmaking in the 20th century. Originally located in Paris, the studio relocated to New York City during the years surrounding World War II. It moved ...

artist group, and developed Viscosity Printing Techniques. A work from this period is included in the British Museum collection. Moving to the University of Wisconsin, he worked wit
Dean Meeker
and taught his printmaking techniques to japanese artist

Hitoshi Nakazato Hitoshi Nakazato (; 1936 – 2010) was a Japanese-born American painter, printmaker, muralist, and educator. Early life and education Hitoshi Nakazato was born in 1936, in Machida, Tokyo. Nakazato grew up in post-World War II Japan. His mothe ...

Collections

Moti's work is held in the permanent collection of the

British Museum The British Museum is a Museum, public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human cu ...

, the

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ...

, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, among other venues.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moti, Kaiko 1921 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Indian painters Indian printmakers