Hiroshi Sato

Hiroshi Sato was born in September 1987 in Japan. From the age of three to fourteen, he spent his childhood in Tanzania. While there, Sato recognized where he lived was not home, and where he called home was someplace he hardly ever knew. From a very young age, he understood he was not a participant in his surroundings. Therefore, his role was of an observer. This recognition and exposure to alternate cultures, class, wealth, and languages are his backdrops to his interest in perception and how it is explored in the singular image.He enrolled in the fine arts program at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, graduating with a Bachelors's and Master's in Fine Art.Hiroshi Sato is focused on contemporary realist oil painting. He is best known for paintings of figures in an interior environment. He draws influence from past and present artists, including Vermeer, Degas, Andrew Wyeth, Euan Uglow, Hopper, and Chuck Close. Sato's work shows his interest in geometric design principles of the old masters and is currently exploring the simultaneous illusion of form and flatness in space. His goal is to portray and better understand our various states of consciousness within ourselves through the visual medium.Hiroshi Sato's work has been featured in various publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur, Juxtapoz Magazine, Visual Art Source, and Art Business News Magazine.