Hideo Hagiwara was a Japanese printmaker born in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan in the year 1913.
His father was a government official and the artist grew up in Machuria and Korea.
The artist attended college at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts.
Hagiwara’s favorite subject matter included the figure, landscapes, and abstract works. Hagiwara also liked to experiment with new processes of the printmaking technique.
Hagiwara became interested in the printmaking process after going to a class held by print master Hiratsuka Unichi.
One of the many successful print series made by the artist was based on Greek mythology.
Hideo Hagiwara passed away in 2007.
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The artist had wonderful results in abstract and landscape works. His works are fun to look at because the artist was always experimenting with changing his process. The viewer always seems to see something new, different, and exciting in each work.
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