Fine Art & Antique Expo
Bidding starts: August 17, 2013 at
06:00 PM CDT
,
Closing begins: August 17, 2013 at
10:00 PM CDT
Lihue, HI
Auction Type: Simulcast
Item # 1000
Otsuka - "Lady of 36 Poets"
LITHOGRAPH PRINT
2243/3000
21 1/2"(w) X 44"(h) FRAMED
Black lacquer framing.
Signed left corner
Depicts Japanese woman in flowing red kimono.
2243/3000
21 1/2"(w) X 44"(h) FRAMED
Black lacquer framing.
Signed left corner
Depicts Japanese woman in flowing red kimono.
Like the samurai in many of his paintings on fabric, Hisashi Otsuka is an artist of remarkable dedication. Schooled in Zen and the martial arts, he has lived and worked by the warriors code of discipline and duty. Rooted in Japanese tradition yet adventurous in nature, he is known throughout the world for his boldness of color and style that mark him as truly unique.
As primarily a public artist, Otterness' has shown popular exhibitions in locations across the United States, including New York City, Indianapolis, and Beverly Hills. His studio is located in the DUMBO neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Otsukas work today is a powerful balance of ancient Eastern techniques and modern Western ideas. Like a concert musician with perfect pitch, he has perfect color memory and sense. His time-honored poets and warriors, kabuki figures, ukiyo-e women, and elegant calligraphy are steeped in the classical past. Yet in color and composition, his work achieves a vigorous, contemporary context. Monumental in scope and meticulous in detail, it offers a total aesthetic of heroic and subtle impact at once.
Otsuka came to the West to Hawaii in 1979. Until that time his painting had been historical in subject and theme. But now it has emerged from the past in ways that are very exciting.
In his brilliant neo-deco style a dramatic new movement in the world of art Otsukas compositions have evolved to a decorative elegance. Otsukas art has achieved an important transition: a cross-cultural excellence that not only appeals to East and West artistically, but also brings them together in understanding. This, after all, is Otsukas personal mission, and he pursues it with splendid dedication.
In New York, London, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Hawaii, Otsukas one-man shows have earned the highest praise. His international prominence increases year by year, making him truly a dominant force on the world art scene. To Otsuka, life and art create each other. He, the master, the warrior, devotes himself to the fabric of both, wielding his brush like a sword.
As primarily a public artist, Otterness' has shown popular exhibitions in locations across the United States, including New York City, Indianapolis, and Beverly Hills. His studio is located in the DUMBO neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Otsukas work today is a powerful balance of ancient Eastern techniques and modern Western ideas. Like a concert musician with perfect pitch, he has perfect color memory and sense. His time-honored poets and warriors, kabuki figures, ukiyo-e women, and elegant calligraphy are steeped in the classical past. Yet in color and composition, his work achieves a vigorous, contemporary context. Monumental in scope and meticulous in detail, it offers a total aesthetic of heroic and subtle impact at once.
Otsuka came to the West to Hawaii in 1979. Until that time his painting had been historical in subject and theme. But now it has emerged from the past in ways that are very exciting.
In his brilliant neo-deco style a dramatic new movement in the world of art Otsukas compositions have evolved to a decorative elegance. Otsukas art has achieved an important transition: a cross-cultural excellence that not only appeals to East and West artistically, but also brings them together in understanding. This, after all, is Otsukas personal mission, and he pursues it with splendid dedication.
In New York, London, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Hawaii, Otsukas one-man shows have earned the highest praise. His international prominence increases year by year, making him truly a dominant force on the world art scene. To Otsuka, life and art create each other. He, the master, the warrior, devotes himself to the fabric of both, wielding his brush like a sword.
Click any image to enlarge