His work was influenced by nihonga, cubism, and Italian futurism. Born in 1927 in Kyoto, Japan, he studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Kayama received several prestigious awards, including ...

Kaii Higashiyama was a Japanese artist known for his nihonga style paintings that often depicted nature ... Throughout his career, he was honored with the Japan Art Academy Prize, the Order of Culture ...

New 'Black Paintings' are among works at Hong Kong's Yuz Flow by Lee Jinju, who uses traditional art techniques to convey contemporary ideas It is hard to pull away from Korean artist Lee Jinju's ...

The focus of “The 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Period: Making and Designing Meiji Arts and Crafts” at The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, concerns the relationship between nihonga ...

Visitors can experience a range of elements that highlight Japanese art, culture, landscape ... Visitors can also admire the Kakemono, traditional Japanese hanging scrolls, and Nihonga paintings, ...

Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami” at Gagosian’s Mayfair branch in London showcases the Japanese polymathic artist in remix mode as he updates important pieces from his country’s artistic ...

Today, we bring you a new installment of our focus challenges, in which we ask you to spend uninterrupted time looking at one piece of art. We’ll now feature these on the first Monday of each ...

”Cats, Owls, and Mountains" have taken over the Tokyo art scene with a remarkable exhibition. Artist Zoia Skoropadenko, the creative force behind the showcase, shares insights into the thematic ...

Painting miniatures is a good, chill time. Since I picked the hobby back up in 2017 I’ve spent hundreds of hours away from my screens, listening to good music and great podcasts. And ...

An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found them guilty of conspiring as part of a crew to steal art, sports memorabilia and artifacts from smaller museums.