Full Artist Bio
Ken Otsuka was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1944. He studied at Aoyama Institute of Fine Art.
In 1973, he came to America landing in New York City with just a suitcase and his paint-box. He then enrolled in the Art Students League of New York, where he explored and experimented with many mediums.
After an initial phase of Infatuation with things American, he began to fall back on his artistic and spiritual elements rooted in Japanese culture – The rock gardens of Zen Buddhism – leading him to reflect on life’s ephemerality and natures seeming eternity.
Artist Statement: “Giving constant thought to time has become the backbone of my art. Through observing nature, I have come to believe that time does not exist where no change occurs. Nature’s constantly changing cycles allow time to exist. When this “time” exists beyond the scope of our feeling and recognition, we tend to call it “timelessness”. I use trees and leaves and seashells as symbols of “change” or ephemeral existence. I would like to create peace, serenity and meditative space in my art through timelessness”.
Ken Otsuka is represented in America and has had many solo and group exhibitions. His paintings are in numerous corporate and private collections in the United States and Japan.
TIMELESS PLAY
Ken Otsuka
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Medium: Oil on Linen
Size: 24″ x 32″
I COULD SPEND ALL DAY LOOKING FOR SHELLS LIKE THAT!
BEACH FANTASY
Ken Otsuka
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Medium: Oil on Linen
Size: 24″ x 32″
When at the beach one can not help but slip into a state of imagination. Ken Otsuka dazzled his canvas with imagination
and came up with a totally unique presentation. This spirit of imagination never deserts us. It is delightful.
SERENITY
Ken Otsuka
Price:$4800
Medium: Oil on Linen
Size: 23″ x 32″
NATURE!!!! Serenity is what we all strive to have and it is right outside our door……well ….perhaps some have to travel to it. But here is a suggestion….a painting can offer the feelings of nature….every day of the year!
PRELUDE TO THE DAY
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Medium: Oil on Linen
Size: 26 in. x 34 in.
A very early morning stroll that is most refreshing.
LISTENING TO TIME
Price: $6900
Medium: Oil on Linen
Size: 30 in. x 40 in.
Ken’s work transports you to serene and quiet places.
WHISPERING FOREVER
Price: $5800
Medium: Oil on Linen
Size: 30 in. x 38 in.
Not one is the same and offering a different story!
STONES RAINBOW
Price: $4800
Medium: Oil on Linen
Size: 24 in. x 30 in.
Shoreline walks with surprising colors that entertain with each wave.
WHISPERING SHELLS
Price: sold
Medium: Oil on Linen
Size: 26 in. x 34 in.
Ready for a walk on the beach?
LISTENING II
Price: SOLD
Medium: Oil on Linen
Size: 36 in. x 48 in.
Ken Otsuka has a subtle way to bring peace to his viewer.
