2025
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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Bio Multiverse Intaglio Print, Contemporary, Unframed, 2010-
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hiratsuka’s focus on the coexistence of Eastern and Western influences, as well as his use of satire, irony, and ambiguity, invites viewers to reflect on the complexity of modern ide...
Intaglio
Magician, by Yuji Hiratsuka
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 15. Printed on Chine colle. Image of a young woman with her hands poised to make magic, with a large flower before her, and a bird whispering ...
Intaglio
Nature, Nurture
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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 sensibilit...
Intaglio
Headache, Stomachache
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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 sensibilit...
Etching, Aquatint
Fertile Nest, by Yuji Hiratsuka
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Intaglio and Chine Colle Year: 2025 Image Size: 16" H x 11" W Edition of 10 Yuji Hiratsuka’s Fertile Nest shows a radiant blossom rising above a woven nest cradling a buddin...
Intaglio
Blossom
By Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, title and numbered in pencil by the artist. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and irony relate mor...
Intaglio
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Pearl's Fantasy
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 of E...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Wait For Spring
By Miyuki Takanashi
Located in Paris, IDF
Tempera, ink & egg emulsion Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who lives & works in Sapporo in Japan. She is graduated from Hokkaido University of Education Iwamiza...
Canvas, Emulsion, Ink, Tempera
Untitled Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting oriental art drawing
By Mohammad Ariyaei
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic painting on paper Hand-signed by the artist lower left Unique work THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to which we were accustomed from the previous deliberately art brut exhibition by Mohammad ARIYAEI. The Iranian painter's imagination moves serenely from the wildest frenzy to the meditative calm of great, fabulous stories. The artist then took pleasure in pouring the volcanic torrent of his barbaric figures onto the delicate latticework with which he is accustomed to lining his backgrounds with the patience of an illuminating monk. Already sweetness and paroxysm coexisted. Now gentleness wins. The trained imagination of the painter, yet spontaneously bubbling, by instinct as much as by erudition, has no difficulty in reconnecting with the abundant oriental tradition of the thousand and one nights, which, like a long underground river, resurfaces at the light of his painting. Spring renewal of traditions still alive. Systematic filling of space, a sort of oriental version of the Riches Heures...
Paper, Acrylic
Funny - 21stC, Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials
By Mari Ito
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style painting made with traditional practices, techniques and materials. She moved to Barcelona (Spain) i...
Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment
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
Xylon 21 Naoko Matsubara USA
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Xylon 21 Naoko Matsubara USA Woodcuts, two which are printed in color, 1970 2 of the 5 woodcuts signed in pencil (see photos) Five original woodcuts, two of which are signed in penci...
Woodcut
