Hiro Yamagata, Western Film, 1976

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This artwork titled "Western Film" 1976 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown artist Hiro Yamagata (Japanese, … Read more This artwork titled "Western Film" 1976 is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown artist Hiro Yamagata (Japanese, b. 1948) It is signed and numbered 39/185 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 20.35 x 25.40 inches, sheet size is 22 x 30 inches. It is in excellent condition, the color are fresh and crisp, two small pieces of hanging tape remain on the back at the upper edge of the sheet.

About the artist.

Born May 30, 1948 in the Shiga Prefecture of Japan, Hiro Yamagata is widely known as one of the world's most talented silkscreen artists. He also has a growing reputation for his innovative use of laser and light in his numerous creations. Having experimented with laser as a high school student in the Sixties, he was already winning awards by the time he graduated. Moving to Paris as a young man, Yamagata eventually settled in Los Angeles in 1978, where soon he earned his fame as a master silkscreener using exceptionally vivid colors. He was selected to be an official artist for two Olympics (1984, 1996) and for a host of other high profile commemorations, such as the Statue of Liberty Centennial (1986), and the Eiffel Tower Centennial (1988), and was he was chosen to lend his artistry to the 2000 Grammy Awards as well. With music composition, film making and writing a book with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and even collaborated with NASA - 2003's "Art&SPACE Exhibition-Hiro Yamagata and the World of NASA"! Yamagata, continues to live and work in Los Angeles, creating and exhibiting his art internationally. The work of Hiro Yamagata is held in public and private collections worldwide. See less