Hiroyuki Tajima

Typical signature of Hiroyuki Tajima
Two Exhiles, woodblock print by Hiroyuki Tajima, 1972, private collection
In this Japanese name, the family name is Tajima.

Hiroyuki Tajima (田嶋 宏行 Tajima Hiroyuki, 1911 - 1984) was a Japanese printmaker of the sosaku hanga school. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from Nihon University in 1932. In 1943, he graduated from the Western-style painting division of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. He created his first print in 1946, and joined the Bijutsu Bunka Kyokai (a group of abstract and surrealist artists) the same year. He also studied Nagase Yoshi (1891-1978), an artist of the sosaku hanga school. In 1963, he became a member of the Nihon Hanga Kyokai (Japanese Print Association).

He is best known for his totally abstract prints with broad areas of rich dense color.

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