Born in Matsumoto, Japan, in 1929, the artist studied the traditional painting technique
nihonga at the Kyoto Municipal School of Arts in 1948.
Not exact matches
In fact, unlike Murakami, Aida and Nara, who cite manga and
nihonga painting as references in their work, Gokita tells me it was a generation of New York Neo-Expressionists, then centered around Mary Boone Gallery, who had made the biggest impression on him during his student days
at art college.
Raised in Matsumoto, Kusama trained
at the Kyoto School of Arts and Crafts in a traditional Japanese painting style called
nihonga.