Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Japanese Spirit

Hisashi TENMYOUYA Japanese Spirit I 2000 Acrylic and gold leaf on wood 107 x 94 cm.

view series Tenmyouya Hisashi's ancient modernism: Japanese painter Tenmyouya Hisashi coalesces ukiyo-e influences with forms like old-school scrolls, manga comics, kanji characters and graffiti to create stunning acrylic paintings centered on themes of violence, faith and social satire.

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1 comment:

Diane Dehler said...

That is quite a ride isn't it?