Hiroyuki Tajima (田嶋 宏行, Tajima Hiroyuki, 1911–1984) was a Japanese
printmaker of the
sōsaku-hanga school. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from
Nihon University in 1932. In 1943, he graduated from the Western-style painting division of the
Tokyo School of Fine Arts. He created his first print in 1946, and joined the
Bijutsu Bunka Kyokai (a group of abstract and surrealist artists) the same year. He also studied
Nagase Yoshi (1891–1978), an artist of the Sōsaku-hanga school. In 1963, he became a member of the
Nihon Hanga Kyokai (Japanese Print Association).
He is best known for his totally
abstract prints with broad areas of rich dense color.
References
Blakemore, Frances, Who's Who in Modern Japanese Prints, New York, John Weatherhill, 1976, 192.