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Masami Teraoka, painter, printmaker, and lecturer, was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan in 1936. He graduated in 1959 with a B.A. in aesthetics from Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan, and continued his education at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles receiving his B.F.A. and an M.F.A. degrees in 1968. 

Integrating reality with fantasy, humor with commentary, and history with the present became his working challenge. His early paintings focused on the melding of two vastly different cultures and the transformative influence of American commercialism on an ancient culture. Series such as McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan and 31 Flavors Invading Japan were two such themes.  In the 1980s, Teraoka worked in watercolor and lithography creating large scale imagery related to the AIDS epidemic. Since the late 1990s, he has been producing large-scale narrative work addressing social and political issues, especially the abuse of children by priests and other examples of hypocrisy in religious institutions.

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Masami Teraoka (寺岡政美) (artist 1936)

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I was born in 1936 in Onomichi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan on the inland sea. My father Masao inherited my grandfather's kimono store and this is where I grew up. Because of his experience, my father dreamed that his only son should become a creative artist someday rather than succeeding him in "oldest son" tradition. I studied art history and aesthetics at Kwansei Gakuin University from 1954-59. I graduated from the university with a B.A. in aesthetics. I attended the Otis Art Institue in Los Angeles from 1964-68, where I received a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. Masami Teraoka: McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan/Tattooed Woman and Geisha, 1975 watercolor on paper 14-1/4 x 23 inches. Private collection, New York, NY Integrating reality with fantasy, humor with commentary, and history with the present became my challenge. My early watercolor paintings were inspired by Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. These paintings often focused on the clash of my two cultures- East and West. Series such as McDonald's Hamburgers Invading Japan and 31 Flavors Inv

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Masami Teraoka - Modern Ukiyo-e

Masami Teraoka born 1936

Masami Teraoka combines traditional ukiyo-e style elements with contemporary themes such as AIDS and the growing influence of personal computers. His work can be described as a fusion of ukiyo-e and pop art. Masami Teraoka is a globally acclaimed artist, originally from Japan and now residing in Hawaii.

Biography of Masami Teraoka

Masami Teraoka was born in Onomichi, Japan, in 1936. He received his artistic education at Kwansei Gakuin University in Kobe, Japan, and the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Since 1973, he has held major solo exhibitions in prestigious venues such as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His works are part of significant permanent collections, including:

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
  • The San Francisco Fine Arts Museum's Achenbach Collection
  • The Oakland Art Museum
  • The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  • The Smithsonian Institution
  • The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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