Hiroyuki Tajima

Who was Hiroyuki Tajima?

Hiroyuki Tajima 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 the same year. He also studied Nagase Yoshi, an artist of the sosaku hanga school. In 1963, he became a member of the Nihon Hanga Kyokai.

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