Masami Teraoka

Japanese-born artist Masami Teraoka left Japan when he was 25, after studying at Kobe's Kwansei Gakuin University
Masami Teraoka believes his move to Los Angeles in the early 1960s has allowed him to develop
Masami Teraoka's pieces on display in Sydney command prices of up to US$385,000

From Hiroshima to Hawaii, artist Teraoka looks to Asia

Japanese-born artist Masami Teraoka remembers the bombing of Hiroshima as the day when he saw two suns rising -- one in the east as usual, the other an orb burning eerily in the west.
 

Classical paintings shine at Christie's in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - Sales of traditional Chinese paintings and old masters notched up firm results at Christie's autumn sales in Hong Kong, outshining Chinese contemporary art.