Maeta, Kanji

Place: Komaki

Born: 1954

Biography:

Kanji Maeta is a Japanese artist born in 1954 in Komaki, Japan. He is known for his oil paintings, including the work '裸婦' (Naked Woman). Maeta's art is influenced by Western art movements, and he is part of the collection at the Menard Art Museum in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The museum has a large collection of Japanese paintings of the 19th and 20th centuries, including both works of art in traditional Japanese style of painting (Nihonga), as well as images that have been influenced by Western art movements (Yōga). Maeta's paintings are part of the Western influenced artists found in the collection.