Hiroshi Sato, born in September 1987 in Japan, is a distinguished contemporary artist known for his realist paintings that delve into human consciousness and the interaction between mind and environment. From the age of three to fourteen, Sato spent his childhood in Tanzania, where he developed a keen sense of observation, understanding that he was not a participant in his surroundings but an observer. This perspective, combined with his exposure to diverse cultures, class, wealth, and languages, forms the backdrop of his interest in perception. A finalist for the Rise Art Prize 2018, Sato's work draws comparisons to Cezanne, Hopper, and Vermeer while maintaining a unique personal style. Influenced by Chuck Close, Euan Uglow, Johannes Vermeer, Edward Hopper, and Andrew Wyeth, Sato's paintings are technically excellent and narratively rich, often set in interior environments to create cohesive and compelling scenes. Based in San Francisco's Mission District, Sato continues to captivate audiences with his thoughtful and introspective approach to painting.
Triple Windows - Figurative Interior with figures, three windows, hanging
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
"Triple Windows," is a mixed media painting depicting the interior of a dimly lit room with three large, arched windows. The windows occupy the upper half of the composition and reve...
Canvas, Oil
Wine Bottles and Fruit on Table
By Zygmund Jankowski
Located in Gloucester, MA
Zygmund Jankowski (1925–2009) painted traditional subjects with exuberant irreverence for traditional rules of color, composition, and perspective. He disparaged imitation and deligh...
Canvas, Oil
Interior at Frick
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
Celadon
By Pierre Bergian
Located in New Orleans, LA
Belgium based artist, Pierre Bergian, expresses his fascination with architecture through his paintings by exploring space and structure. Old abandoned houses and their air of myster...
Canvas, Oil
$7,347
H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 1.97 in
Mirror Room- 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting of a Palace interior
By Sylvia Van Opstall
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Sylvia van Opstall Mirror Room 120 x 120 cm Framing is possible The artist Sylvia van Opstall comes from all kinds of "worlds that deal with design and classical painting," the des...
Canvas, Oil
Vedute
By Pierre Bergian
Located in New Orleans, LA
Belgium based artist, Pierre Bergian, expresses his fascination with architecture through his paintings by exploring space and structure. Old abandoned houses and their air of myster...
Canvas, Oil
$5,096
H 33.47 in W 25.6 in D 1.19 in
Curtain - Contemporary Expressive Atmospheric Indoor Oil Painting
By Bartosz Kolata
Located in Salzburg, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, securing a Master of Art degree. He...
Canvas, Oil
Dynamic Energy and Faith
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Settee
By Zygmund Jankowski
Located in Gloucester, MA
Zygmund Jankowski (1925–2009) painted traditional subjects with exuberant irreverence for traditional rules of color, composition, and perspective. He disparaged imitation and deligh...
Canvas, Oil
$500
H 9.85 in W 13.78 in D 1.19 in
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Sunny Room
By Kamsar Ohanyan
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
Blue Chair
By Gabriel Antonio Palma
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
Roman Memories
By Pierre Bergian
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pierre Bergian expresses his fascination for architecture through his paintings by exploring space and structure, making use of the presence of architectural components. His current ...
Canvas, Oil
Minotaur in Interior
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 46 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
"Lone" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting with Light and Shadow
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato’s "Lone" (2025) is a masterful oil painting that captures a moment of quiet introspection within an interior space. Measuring 46 x 60 inches, this large-scale work exemp...
Canvas, Oil
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H 28 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"Cornered" - Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Hiroshi Sato, 2025
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Cornered" (2025) is a striking oil on canvas that exemplifies his mastery of light, space, and geometry. Measuring 28 x 36 inches (71.12 x 91.44 cm), this contemporar...
Canvas, Oil
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H 30 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
"Out of Step" by Hiroshi Sato - Abstract Geometric Still Life Oil Painting, 2025
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato’s "Out of Step" (2025) is a masterful oil painting that showcases his signature geometric abstraction blended with a refined still life composition. Measuring 30 x 24 in...
Canvas, Oil
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H 12 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"Double RT4" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Figure with Patterns
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Double RT4" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 12 x 36 inches. Hiroshi Sato was born in Gamagori, Japan. From the age of three to fourteen Hiroshi Sato lived in Tanzania, East Africa. During this period his world could be separated into three places. The first was the inside of the house; filled with stories of his parents, books, and movies. The second, was the outside world of an alternate culture and landscape. The third was the place his culture was supposed to be, Japan. The third was a place that existed as a pseudo fictional place in his head, only confirmed to be real by brief visits to Japan once a year. Hiroshi Sato returned to Japan for high school, rearranging the three places around; the pseudo fiction becoming the real and the real becoming memory. Due to these turns of events, he would not fail to notice the only thing that stayed the same; the distance and interaction between our mind interfacing with the external world. He is interested in creating work that frame the moments of our life in which this idea reveals itself to ourselves. The works are constructed in a way to echo that fact by using western painting (Richard Diebenkorn, Chuck Close, Edward Hopper, Matisse, Euan Uglow) methods, theories, and Japanese painting (Ito Shinsui, Hashimoto Kansetsu, Tsuchida Bakusen) compositional philosophies. The artwork is neither attempting to fully adhere or reject either, this is done to reflect the experience of continually being exposed to separate but parallel aesthetic tastes due to how and where he grew up. It is impossible for him to measure the difference in his personal preference for either philosophies of picture making. Hiroshi Sato’s work has been featured in various publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur, Juxtapoz Magazine...
Canvas, Oil
"Tested Bottles, " Oil Painting
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Tested Bottles" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of various white and blue bottles situated in front of a orange and blue hu...
Oil, Canvas
"Dual Method, " Oil Painting
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Dual Method" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman sitting in a chair and another standing behind her as t...
Canvas, Oil
"Bottled, " Oil Painting
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Bottled" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lone pink flower budding in its glass bottle with a blue and red striped background. Artist...
Oil, Panel
"Bud, " Oil Painting
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Bud" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lone white flower budding with a yellow background. Artist Bio & Statement: Hiroshi Sato was bo...
Oil, Canvas, Panel
"Mannequins, " Oil Painting
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Mannequins" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts two white mannequins in a contrapposto stance with a sleek background of red, white and blue...
Oil
"Red and Table 7, " Oil Painting
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Red and Table 7" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a quiet mid century interior where a sleek wooden desk sits with seven varying white va...
Canvas, Oil
"Scene F, " Oil Painting
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Scene F" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a quiet mid century interior where a woman in a blue skirt kneels on her hands and knees and looks beneath the sleek black and white couch...
Canvas, Oil
"Scene GH, " Oil Painting
By Hiroshi Sato
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Scene GH" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a quiet mid century interior, decorated with a human skull and patterned wallpaper, where a wo...
Canvas, Oil