Mamoru Sato (born 1937) is an American modernist sculptor. He was born in

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in 1937. He initially majored in aeronautical engineering but switched to art, receiving a BA in fine art in 1963 and an MFA in sculpture in 1965, both from the

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. He taught at the

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in 1965. During the summer of 1969, he worked with Tony Smith at UH. Smith titled a piece in his ''For...'' series for Sato: ''For M.S.'' Sato is best known for his abstract sculptures constructed of industrial materials, such as ''Sol III'', which is made of

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. His commissions include sculpture for the Kona State Office Building (Hawaii), Maunawili Elementary School (Hawaii), the Rev. Benjamin Parker Elementary School (Hawaii),

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(Hawaii), Hilo Hospital (Hawaii), Kapiolani Community College (Hawaii), the Pearl City Culture Center (Hawaii), the Makai Parking Structure (Hawaii), The Honolulu Community College Library (Hawaii), The

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Collection (Pipersville, Pennsylvania) and the Hayashide Onsen Hotel (Kagoshima, Japan). ''Sail II'' is in the collection of the

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Exhibitions

* ''Artists of Hawaii 1986'' (Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1986) * ''More of Mo: Sculpture by Mamoru Sato'' (Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2008)

Bibliography

* Haar, Francis, ''Artists of Hawaii: Volume Two'', University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1977, pp. 69–73 * Radford, Georgia and Warren Radford, "Sculpture in the Sun, Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces", University of Hawaii Press, 1978, 96. * Yoshihara, Lisa A., ''Collective Visions, 1967-1997'', awaiiState Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997, 146.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sato, Mamoru 1937 births Living people American male sculptors American modern sculptors Artists from Hawaii American artists of Japanese descent