2022
Yuji Hiratsuka was born in 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In 1985, he moved to the United States to pursue an MA in printmaking at New Mexico State University and an MFA at Indiana University.
Since 1987, Hiratsuka has been teaching printmaking and drawing at several universities. He currently serves as a professor of printmaking at Oregon State University, Corvallis. Although his artwork is representational, he deals with more metaphorical aspects in his work, rather than simple realistic images. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and Western sensibilities.
Hiratsuka’s graphic work has been exhibited in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He has received numerous awards in international competitions. During the last four years, he has had 14 solo shows in the United States and international solo shows in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Munich, Germany and Geneva in Switzerland.
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No But Yes, by Yuji Hiratsuka
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Image of a young woman, pondering a question over a cup of coffee. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and i...
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Coexistence, by Yuji Hiratsuka
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled, and numbered by the artist. A young woman with with an elaborate necklae holds a flower hiding her face. While Hiratsuka's images have some resemblance to traditiona...
Etching, Aquatint
Recollections
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 10. Yuji Hiratsuka was born 1954 in Osaka, Japan. In 1985 he moved to the United States to pursue graduate degrees in printmaking at New Mexi...
Intaglio
Photogenic, by Yuji Hiratsuka
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Image of a young girl with a bird perched on her head while someone takes her photo. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate more closely to contemporary life and western sensibilities. Young women and their relationships to shoes, food, and fashion provide much of Hiratsuka’s subject matter. Another group of his prints focus on landscape, flowers, and floral patterns. Hiratsuka’s graphic work has been exhibited in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He has received numerous awards in international competitions. During the last four years he has had 14 solo shows in the United States, and international solo shows in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, Munich, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland. Partial list of public collections: The British Museum, UK Tokyo Central Museum, Japan Panstwowe Museum, Poland The House of Humor and Satire, Bulgaria Cincinnati Art Museum, OH Jundt Art Museum, WA The Portland Art...
Etching, Aquatint
Bonsaist
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
portrait of a young woman admiring her small bonsai tree. Intaglio with Chine Colle print signed, titled and numbered by the artist While the images have some resemblance to traditi...
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Seeing the Unseen
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Image of a young woman, eyes closed, with a crystal ball. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony rel...
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Hana Hito Goromo
By Miyuki Takanashi
Located in Paris, IDF
Tempera on canvas & signed on reverse Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of Educatio...
Canvas, Tempera
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Desktop Tour-La-La-La
By Miyuki Takanashi
Located in Paris, IDF
Tempera, ink, sand & egg emulsion on canvas Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of Ed...
Canvas, Tempera, Ink
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Azarea's Memory
By Miyuki Takanashi
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (acrylic, gouache, oil) on canvas Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache
Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Peony
By Tomo Sakurai
Located in Paris, IDF
Pencils on paper mounted on panel Tomo Sakurai is a Japanese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. She had an awakening of her talent in pencil drawing as a tee...
Paper, Pencil
Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Charm
By Tomo Sakurai
Located in Paris, IDF
Multigrade pencils on cotton paper (Washi) marouflaged on Japanese wooden panel - dyptich Tomo Sakurai is a Japanese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. She ...
Cotton, Paper, Panel, Pencil
Still Life - Vintage Offset byFranco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an original vintage offset print on ivory-colored paper, realized by Franco Gentilini ( Italian Painter, 1909-1981), in 1970s. The state of preservation of the artwor...
Offset
