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Born 1936 Onomichi, Japan. Known for: Pop-oriental genre-views, prints.
Masami Teraoka is widely known for his watercolor paintings created in the style of Japanese woodblock prints. His canvases display detailed images of traditional geisha and samurai placed in a... Read full biography
Masami Teraoka is widely known for his watercolor paintings created in the style of Japanese woodblock prints. His canvases display detailed images of traditional geisha and samurai placed in a modern context surrounded by popular American icons. This contemporary artist was born in 1936 in the... Read full biography
Masami Teraoka is widely known for his watercolor paintings created in the style of Japanese woodblock prints. His canvases display detailed images of traditional geisha and samurai placed in a modern context surrounded by popular American icons. This contemporary artist was born in 1936 in the town of Onomichi, between Hiroshima and Osaka, Japan. His mother came from a family of artists and his father was a talented musician who ran the family kimono fabric store. After high school Teraoka... Read full biography
Masami Teraoka is widely known for his watercolor paintings created in the style of Japanese woodblock prints. His canvases display detailed images of traditional geisha and samurai placed in a modern context surrounded by popular American icons. This contemporary artist was born in 1936 in the town of Onomichi, between Hiroshima and Osaka, Japan. His mother came from a family of artists and his father was a talented musician who ran the family kimono fabric store. After high school Teraoka studied Aesthetics at Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan. In 1961 he moved to Los Angeles, California to concentrate on his artistic career. He enrolled in the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, and after seven years graduated with a Bachelor of Arts... Read full biography
Masami Teraoka is widely known for his watercolor paintings created in the style of Japanese woodblock prints. His canvases display detailed images of traditional geisha and samurai placed in a modern context surrounded by popular American icons. This contemporary artist was born in 1936 in the town of Onomichi, between Hiroshima and Osaka, Japan. His mother came from a family of artists and his father was a talented musician who ran the family kimono fabric store. After high school Teraoka studied Aesthetics at Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan. In 1961 he moved to Los Angeles, California to concentrate on his artistic career. He enrolled in the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, and after seven years graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters degree. Teraoka's style developed out of his interest in Japanese ukiyoe pri... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood Block Print
- •Woodblock, Woodcut, Wood Engraving
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Oriental Influence
- •Orientalism, Orientalist
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Art School
- •Otis Art Institute, (Otis College of Art & Design) Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Asian
- •Japanese