Tadashi Asoma
Tadashi Asoma was a Japanese painter born in 1923. He was highly educated, studying at Saitama Teachers College, Urawa, the Tokyo University of the Arts, the Grande Chaumiere in Paris, and at the Art Students League in New York [1].
Early career
In 1958, at the age of 35, after studying art in Tokyo, Asoma was granted a scholarship by the Japanese government and was sent to study painting in Paris. Shortly after this, Asoma moved to the East Village of New York City, painting and studying at the Art Students League during the day and working at a restaurant at night.[2]. It was here that he had his first show, in 1961 at the Japan Society in New York and San Francisco[1]
The 1970s
In the 1970s, after living in New York for several years and spending much of his time working and studying, Asoma and his family moved to Garrison, New York. This period was highly influential for Asoma, who, already strongly inspired by the American art of the time, became enraptured with the nature surrounding him in the little village[3]. Nature became the strongest inspiration for his works, moving him to experiment with bold, vibrant colors, and helping him to develop his signature style. He became adept at depicting the changes of seasons and became a master colorist[2].
Later life and death
Asoma continued to work and live the rest of his life in Garrison until his death in 2017. In that time he exhibited his work all over the world. He has been featured in one-man and group exhibitions in New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, Switzerland and Germany[3]. In his later years, he was noticed and subsequently represented by the Findlay Galleries, the second oldest gallery in the United States.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tadashi Asoma - Biography". rogallery.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tadashi Asoma - Findlay Galleries". Findlay Galleries. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tadashi Asoma - Tadashi Asoma Biography, Artwork, Galleries Online | BLOUIN ARTINFO". www.blouinartinfo.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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