Japanese artist comes to Southern Tier for First Friday

Japanese artist Hisaya Taira with gallery owner, Anthony Brunelli, and gallery director, John Brunelli

Japanese artist Hisaya Taira with gallery owner, Anthony Brunelli, and gallery director, John Brunelli

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) — Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts brought in an artist from Japan for this month’s First Friday Art Walk.

His name is Hisaya Taira and his artwork is world re-known. 

"I took a look at the work and said I need to do whatever I can to contact him, and I need to represent him," John Brunelli, gallery director of Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, said.

 Taira’s form of artwork is called photo realism, which is a painting that looks like a picture Much of his inspiration comes from New York City.

Source: https://wbng.com/news