Jason Teraoka

Born: 1964, Kapa’a, Kaua’i

Residence: Honolulu, Hawai’i

Education: Self-taught...with inspiration from some of the best Artists Hawai’i has ‘grown’.

Employment: Honolulu Academy of Arts

Major shows/Galleries/Commissions:

http://jamesharrisgallery.com/artists/jason-teraoka/biography/

Media/Techniques: Acrylic Paint and white glue on paper & panel--a technique he discovered spontaneously.

Contextual Information: Jason is a fan of the camera work of Alfred Hitchcock; the tension in the drawn out moments when things are about to happen.

Subject Matter/Themes/Concepts: He is influenced by current events, particularly those which annoy him about our society...drugs, homelessness, etc.. He can see someone walking down a street and later find his work being influenced by what he saw. To quote Toshio Hara of Japan’s Hara Museum:

"Even as Teraoka satirizes the society that produced such people, there is a deep compassion in hi.s depiction of them. ... While looking at his pictures, one gets a momentary glimpse of oneself."

LINKS:

http://www.aggroculture.org/?p=179

http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/tablog/entries.en/2006/11/interview_with_jason_teraoka.html

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Oct/29/il/FP610290334.html

http://gettingtoknowyoubetter.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/jason-teraoka-at-james-harris/

researched by Janet Weyenberg