Milt Kobayashi's work has been referred to as ethereal. Kobayashi is increasing his use of light, reflected in the thoughtful gleam of a woman's facial expression; exposing naked intimacy in his... Read full biography
Milt Kobayashi's work has been referred to as ethereal. Kobayashi is increasing his use of light, reflected in the thoughtful gleam of a woman's facial expression; exposing naked intimacy in his moody interior scenes. Kobayashi's subjects are people from another time and place and, yet, they are... Read full biography
Milt Kobayashi's work has been referred to as ethereal. Kobayashi is increasing his use of light, reflected in the thoughtful gleam of a woman's facial expression; exposing naked intimacy in his moody interior scenes. Kobayashi's subjects are people from another time and place and, yet, they are strangely familiar. Kobayashi's people are mysterious, lonely, romantic and yet recognizable. As a young illustrator working in New York City, Milt Kobayashi frequented the Metropolitan Museum of Art to... Read full biography
Milt Kobayashi's work has been referred to as ethereal. Kobayashi is increasing his use of light, reflected in the thoughtful gleam of a woman's facial expression; exposing naked intimacy in his moody interior scenes. Kobayashi's subjects are people from another time and place and, yet, they are strangely familiar. Kobayashi's people are mysterious, lonely, romantic and yet recognizable. As a young illustrator working in New York City, Milt Kobayashi frequented the Metropolitan Museum of Art to study the masters - Sargent, Chase, Duvanek, and Vuillard. Even today, as a successful painter, he returns to the museum often to spend time with the artists of the 18th and 19th century who have influenced his own work. Most recently, revisiting... Read full biography
Milt Kobayashi's work has been referred to as ethereal. Kobayashi is increasing his use of light, reflected in the thoughtful gleam of a woman's facial expression; exposing naked intimacy in his moody interior scenes. Kobayashi's subjects are people from another time and place and, yet, they are strangely familiar. Kobayashi's people are mysterious, lonely, romantic and yet recognizable. As a young illustrator working in New York City, Milt Kobayashi frequented the Metropolitan Museum of Art to study the masters - Sargent, Chase, Duvanek, and Vuillard. Even today, as a successful painter, he returns to the museum often to spend time with the artists of the 18th and 19th century who have influenced his own work. Most recently, revisiting William Merritt Chase helped him resolve problems with larger paintings. He also studied the wo... Read full biography
Milt Kobayashi - Artist Info
About Milt Kobayashi: Books
Books & Publications (6)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Artists of America (Exhibition catalog)
1998
Bacon, Todd, Message for Denver Rotary Club
108 pages (color)
Artists of America Seventeenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)