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Bryan Ida was born in California in Santa Clara county, and grew up in the Palo Alto area. He is a Japanese American artist know best for his blank. In his early years he was more inclined to music, and as a young child played French Horn in the the El Camino youth symphony and his school orchestras. In high school his interests turned to electronic music, which he went on to study at San Jose and Sonoma State Universities. Ida was longtime friends with artist Sam Francis's children, and in 1988 was offered a job to work with Sam Francis. Working alongside Sam Francis daily for years, turned Ida's interest from music to painting as his preferred form of expression. He now for over 20 years considers himself first and foremost a painter.