Heisuke Kitazawa, based currently in Tokyo, Japan, works as freelance illustrator/designer. worked on various projects for companies like Honda, Sony Music Entertainment, Kenzo Parfums, Joie de Vivre group. also, involved in numerous music projects including cover illustrations for bands like Her Space Holiday, trespassers william, Grand Hallway, and collaborated with bands like the postal service […]

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Yuka Yamaguchi was born in kobe, japan and now living in saskatoon, canada. for the last couple of years, she has been telling people” i m an artist. i m self-taught. i draw with color pencils and make useless toys for adult children.
i ve never been represented by a gallery. people who find me online […]

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At the ICON5 conference last week I spent some time digging through a huge pile of promo cards left by attendees. I ll be posting my favourites over the next while, in no particular order. Yoko Furusho s work caught my eye with its sumptuousness that reminded me of embroidery. I also like the fantasy […]

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In the early 19th century, Yamato Nadeshiko (大和撫子) is referred to by Japanese as a ideal Japanese woman with loyalty, domestic ability, and wisdom in the male dominated society. Rin Nadeshico 撫子凛 (*Nadeshico spelled with c , not k ) is an up-and-coming Japanese female graphic artist who illustrates a new definition of […]

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“Layer upon textural layer, my cut and torn paper artwork builds upwards to reveal an invisible world that exists intertwined with our own. Mythology, the supernatural, American pop culture and Japanese tradition mingle like tipsy guests at a cocktail party. I use my knife to shape each jagged piece, slicing away at illusion and giving […]

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