Naka Bokunen
Naka Bokunen is an artist from Okinawa, Japan, famous for his brightly coloured prints of Okinawan landscapes. Many of these prints are of, or inspired by, the island of Izena in the north of Okinawa, where he was born. Involved in collaborations with, among others, the novelist Banana Yoshimoto and the biologist James Lovelock.
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Naka Bokunen
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- 1953 · Izena.
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- Japan
- Occupation
- printmaker · painter
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Naka Bokunen is an artist from Okinawa, Japan, famous for his brightly coloured prints of Okinawan landscapes. Many of these prints are of, or inspired by, the island of Izena in the north of Okinawa, where he was born. Involved in collaborations with, among others, the novelist Banana Yoshimoto and the biologist James Lovelock.
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Naka Bokunen (born 1953) is a Japanese printmaker and painter.
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