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Michio Takayama

Michio Takayama (1903 - 1994) was active/lived in New Mexico, California / Japan.  Michio Takayama is known for Landscape painting, sunset views.

Michio Takayama (1903-1994)

Michio Takayama was a painter committed to his art first and foremost. He expressed his visions of both inner beauty and physical majesty in richly-layered, vibrant abstract paintings. He was an unlikely Taos resident, having been born in turn-of-the-century rural Japan and educated to carry on the family business. But through his unwavering commitment to his art, and a series of unforeseen circumstances, Mr. Takayama found Taos, a place that reflected the vastness of his mind and heart and a place where he could express himself completely with his palette knife and brushes.

Michio Takayama was born on October 11, 1903, in Chiba prefecture, Japan, the first son of a country squire. Following his father's wishes, he studied law at university and embarked on a banking career in Tokyo.

After work and on weekends, he painted, including eight years of study (1931-39) with noted Japanese landscape painter Shin Kurihara. In 1939, following a s   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2752 characters.]  Artist bio

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