Ota Akira: Artist who draws Mt. Fuji

Since my theme for the rest of this semester is Mt. Fuji, I decided to find artists who have used Mt. Fuji as their theme.  There are many well-known artists such as Hiroshige and Hokusai, but I wanted to find more well-known artists.

Born in 1936 in Shizuoka Prefecture where Mt. Fuji can be seen, Akira Ota has been drawing pictures of Mt. Fuji with watercolor.  He received many awards.  His depiction of Mt. Fuji is very dream like with lots of bright colors.  It is very interesting how he perceives Mt. Fuji.  I like "full moon and Mt. Fuji."  The contrast of yellow moon, blue/maroon trees, gray surface of the mountain, and the sky with full of stars is amazingly beautiful.  Swirling clouds give a quiet and bright night a movement.  I like this picture!



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