Akira Yamaguchi (山口晃) (born 1969 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese contemporary artist.

Biography

Born in Tokyo, he grew up in the city of Kiryū, Gunma Prefecture. He received his B.A. in oil painting (1994) and M.A. in oil painting (1996) from the

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. He lives and works in Tokyo. His artwork has been exhibited worldwide. He is represented by . Yamaguchi Akira Exibition Summary

Style

Yamaguchi's painting style combines contemporary oil painting techniques with the traditional Japanese composition style known as ''

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''. He has also produced a number of drawings and ''

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Akira Yamaguchi at Mizuma Art Gallery

1969 births Living people Artists from Tokyo {{Japan-painter-stub

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