Hideo Noda's series of Japanese-style paintings are, arguably, his most beautiful works. In contrast to his abstract art, the subjects are "disciplined" naturescapes, expressed in a highly palpable impressionist style. This canvas giclee captures that style to breathtaking effect. Pictures just don't do it justice.
Cherry Tree and Pioni I by Hideo Noda—
• Is a limited first-edition giclee on canvas, produced in 2008
•Is desirably numbered 4/295
•Is hand-signed by Noda
•Comes with a certificate of authenticity
•Measures 23.00" x 23.00" with border, 20.00" x 20.00" without
•Arrives carefully rolled, wrapped, and packed in a sturdy mailing tube.
List Price: $1,500
About the Artist
Hideo Noda was born on a farm near Phoenix, Arizona. When he was nine, his father died, and his mother moved the family to Hiroshima, Japan. By age 11, Noda had done his first watercolor painting. At 17, he began experimenting with oils.
Noda was drafted into the Japanese Army in 1943 and was sent to China. In 1945, he was captured by the Russian Army and forced into a Siberian POW camp. He remained imprisoned for two years. Upon his release, he returned to Japan, but he soon decided to move back to the United States.
Noda attended San Francisco City College and kept odd jobs to support himself.In 1956, he took an oil painting class at UCLA, but after working with Noda briefly, the teacher told him not to come to school anymore. "Nobody needs to teach you now," the teacher said, "paint in your own style."
From that point on, Noda started to develop various techniques and styles of painting, both on canvas and computer. He has appeared in television interviews and been featured in multiple newspaper articles. His unique works can be found in galleries, museums, and private collections throughout the world.
Hideo's painting "studio" is reached by climbing a ladder onto his roof, when the weather permits.
