47 RONIN

PAINTING ARTIST

Hisashi Otsuka

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 warrior's 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.

Otsuka's life is a study in art itself. Born in Tokyo in 1948, he apprenticed at the age of 15 to Tateo Jo,
one of Japan's exalted kimono designers. For years he mixed his mentor's paints, washed his brushes,
and repeated over and over the lessons of essential precision Ten years later, Jo paid his pupil the
highest honor a teacher can bestow. He purchased one of Otsuka's original paintings to keep in his own
collection.
 Otsuka's 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 ofars a Scroll to top total aesthetic of hea 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 - Otsuka's compositions have evolved to a
decorative elegance. Otsuka's 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 Otsuka's personasion Scroll to to and he pursues it win spienaid dedication.

In New York, London, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Hawaii, Otsuka's 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. the fabric of both, wielding his brush like a
sword.

PAINTING THEME USED:

Historical Theme

DATE CREATED:

1944-1947

Give the reason why you chose this painting?

I chose this painting cause, This painting is beautiful background story,

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