ART: Nekoshowgun (猫将軍) - Inked Wild Things

Nekoshowgun (猫将軍) - [66 Images / 3 Pages]

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   Nekoshogun is an illustrator who was born in Wakayama prefecture in 1982. She's expanded her popularity in Japan & also in the United States since she uploaded videos of her drawing process & her illustration has been used by the famous singer, Kyosuke Himuro. She recently published her own illustration book, Illustration Making & Visual Book

HAIKU Art Review: Nekoshowgun

Master of contrasts
Primal urges, black & white
Color's a sweet treat

Buy Nekoshowgun's Artbook on Amazon

Illustration Making & Visual Book (JP)

ART: Hiroki Tsukuda (佃弘樹) - Malibu Mazes

Hiroki Tsukuda (佃弘樹) - (15 images)

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Representation: Nanzuka

   Japanese artist Hiroki Tsukuda (佃弘樹) works primarily with charcoal & ink to create sprawling architectural dreamscapes. Born in Kagawa in 1978, he graduated from the Department of Imaging Arts & Sciences at Musashino Art University.

HAIKU Art Review: Hiroki Tsukuda

Eerie puzzle places

Luxury Lynchian Mazes

Architects' inkblots

ART: Hori Mitsu - Tattoo Master

Hori Mitsu: Honey Tattoo Parlor
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Haiku Art Review: Hori Mitsu by Yellowmenace

Needles R his means
Gray hairs can't define your age
Youthful ink master

   If you're interested in getting a tattoo by Hori Mitsu this is the address & phone # of his studio in Japan.

Honey Tattoo - Nishiyama BLDG.#102 1-16-36 Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan.

Phone - 03-3986-6671

   Hori Mitsu is very active on FB & Tumblr. He also travels a lot appearing as a guest artist @ tat parlors around the world, so if U can't make it to Japan keep an eye on his social media & book early if he visits a shop near U ;)

ART: Shohei Otomo

Shohei Otomo

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Ping Pong Geisha

Haiku Art Review: Shohei Otomo by Yellowmenace

B&W w/ red
Stark Japanese decadence
Tokyo is burning

Poundin' a 40 of sake

  Shohei Otomo is a modern day artist who twists traditional Japanese icons into stark B&W commentaries on contemporary Japanese society.

Shohei Otomo photo by Yoshimitsu Umekawa

   He is the son of Katsuhiro Otomo who Created & Directed the Manga "Akira"

Material Girl

"He draws these manga illustrations with an F-ing ball point pen!"

   A peek into Shohei's process in this time-lapse video from his YouTube page