Takahiko Hayashi diligently works at creating masterfully bold abstractions, often with vibrant color. He has two different studios to accommodate painting and printmaking. In each, his work has a mystical quality and the titles reflect interest in philosophy (“Considering Lao-Tse”) as well as natural phenomena (“The Spinning Wind”).

Several different intaglio techniques are used in creating the prints. Unusual for this medium, the artist uses a single copper plate and prints only once, so there is never a problem getting proper registration. It is a complex task of layering papers and careful inking different colors on the plate. This results in a variety of fine lines, bold strokes and mottled textural areas. It is the combination of elements conveying movement with those emblematic of solidity that give Hayashi’s prints their strength and interest. Lines swirl and eddy, textures soften and modulate, block shapes rise from a rich colorful background. The artist may also combine separately printed sheets of paper into a single image, allowing for the combination of a richly varied palette.

Date of birth: 1961

Place of birth: Gifu prefecture, Japan

2006 Printmaking lecturer, Joshibi University of art and design

1993-94 Printmaking lecturer, Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts

1989-92 Print making lecturer, Musashino Art University
1987 M.F.A. in Printmaking, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music

1985 B.F.A. in Oil Painting, Musashino Art University, Japan

2005, 2003 Ren Brown Gallery, Bodega Bay, California

2005 New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Lobby Gallery of 455 Market Street,San Francisco,CA,USA

2004, 2002 Claremont Gallery, Berkeley,CA,USA

2004, 2001 Galerie Tokyo Humanite,Tokyo-Kyoubashi,Japan

2004 Azuma Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2003, 2001 M.H.S.Tanaka Gallery Nagoya, Japan

2003 Gallery Live-Art Matsuyama,Japan

Froelick Gallery,Portland,OR,USA

2002 Claremont Gallery, Berkeley, California

Kunstraum Kettner Augsburg, Germany
Gallery B.Reutz, Munich,Germany

2001 Gallery Kei Tokyo, Japan

2006, 2004 Graphic Studio Gallery Dublin, Dublin,Ireland

2005 Korea International Art Fair 2005,Seoul,Korea
Seoul International Print, Photo & Edition Works Art Fair, Seoul, Korea

2004 Model Arts and Niland Gallery, Sligo, Ireland
Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso,TX, USA

Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo

National Museum of Art, Osaka

Bridgestone Museum of Art, Tokyo

Queensland Art Gallery, Australia

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Museum of Modern Art, Shiga