From fascinating woodblock prints and beautiful landscape paintings to eye-catching sculptures, Japanese artists have created ...

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 ...

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 ...

“When I was at art school, I never made anything that actually ... a bit of calligraphy and nihonga painting, including gilding” — had a significant impact on her craft.

Art Sanctuary Allan West is a studio and gallery in Taito Ward, Tokyo, filled with beautiful and vibrant nihonga paintings. Allan West specializes in painting scenes from nature with pigments made ...

Allan West entered the room backgrounded by a calming painting of a flowering plum tree draped in snow. He was wearing his signature look: A Zen priest shirt, craftsman’s pants, a sleeveless jacket ...

However, it is difficult for Japanese people to create nihonga, because it is necessary to prepare many kinds of expensive art supplies and to master complex classical techniques. Therefore, we ...

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 ...

The Lenexa Art Fair is returning Saturday to the Lenexa Civic Campus. The fair is now in its 11th year and will include a variety of activities as well as the work of 50 fine artists. Bill ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. We explore how making art can ground us in the present and be a space of healing, connection, and joy. Summary: We explore how creative expression can ...