Ikuo Hirayama
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Ikuo Hirayama (平山 郁夫 ? born 15 June 1930 , Setoda, Hiroshima)is a Japanese Nihonga painter, born in Setoda-chō, Hiroshima Prefecture, famous in Japan for Silk Road paintings of dreamy desert landscapes in Iran, Iraq, and China.
In 1952, he graduated from the Tokyo School of Art, and became a disciple of Maeda Seison.
Ikuo also has his career as the president of the university.
A hibakusha, he produced a series of paintings depicting the introduction of Buddhism to Japan. Later, he portrayed the A-bomb attack on Hiroshima. He is also active in the preservation of the cultural heritage of the world (for example, the Bamiyan Buddhas) and is internationally appreciated for his efforts in this sphere. Hirayama was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit in 1998.
He has a studio in Kamakura, Kanagawa. There is a dedicated museum in Setoda, having an English Web site at [1].
[edit] External Links
- Ikuo Hirayama sought solace on the road. C.B.Liddell (2007-09-27).
- Artworks and history of Ikuo Hirayama
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