Yamaguchi Akira

Artist. Born in 1969 in Tokyo and raised in the city of Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture. BA and MA in oil painting from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Known for a style that freely mixes together elements across time and space, incorporating detailed depictions of people and buildings using traditional techniques reminiscent of Yamato-e and ukiyo-e. A selection of his works has been published in book form as Yamaguchi Akira daigamen sakuhinshū (Akira Yamaguchi: The Big Picture).

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May 24, 2013