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Japanese Artist Has Been Creating Miniature Dioramas Every Day For Seven Years (45 New Pics)
Imagine if we suddenly shrank and the world around us became huge for us. How would we live? We would have to rebuild our homes from different things, bugs would be a much scarier threat, and traveling would take much longer.
That's what this Japanese artist, Tatsuya Tanaka, creates: miniature dioramas showing tiny people living in a big world. Tatsuya makes creative and fun scenarios using all kinds of materials, from food to office supplies to technology. The artist also often portrays famous characters from anime like Dragon Ball or Studio Ghibli. The goal of these dioramas is to raise the spirits of people and show pretty and beautiful locations in a unique and original way.
Tatsuya has been featured on Bored Panda before. If you want to see his previous articles click here, here, and here.
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Tatsuya Tanaka writes on his website: "Everyone must have had thoughts like these before: Broccoli and parsley may sometimes look like a forest of trees, and tree leaves floating on the surface of the water may sometimes look like little boats. Everyday occurrences seen from a miniature perspective can bring us lots of fun thoughts."
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"I wanted to take this way of thinking and express it through photographs, so I started to put together a 'Miniature Calendar.' These photographs primarily depict diorama-style figures surrounded by daily necessities. Just like a standard daily calendar, the photos are updated daily on my website and SNS page, earning it the name of 'Miniature Calendar.'"
Here is some more information about the artist and his previous work: "Miniature and resemblance artist. Born in Kumamoto prefecture in 1981. In 2011, he began creating a 'Miniature Calendar,' a form of art that sees him use alternative items to recreate everyday things in miniature form. Since then, he has been updating and uploading content to present online on a daily basis."
"His exhibition, 'miniature life exhibition: Tatsuya Tanaka’s world of resemblance,' which is being held both domestically and internationally, has had a total of over 1,500,000 visitors (as of July 2021). As part of his main job, he designed the title sequence for the 2017 NHK serial TV drama, Hiyokko, and the movie used for the opening of the Nihonbashi Takashimaya s.C. Department store. He currently has over 2,900,000 followers on Instagram (as of July 2021). Some of his works include 'Miniature life,' 'Miniature Life 2,' Small Wonders,' and 'Miniature Trip in Japan.'"
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Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
These are incredible! So magical to look at and very witty! I absolutely love them.
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Young Minami Kotaro 4 years ago
I love the details I love the imagination I love the effort..!
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Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago
I think someone should design a hairstyle place like this. Exept the mirrors will actually be mirrors
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cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Are they doing curling? Because i need some tiny humans to clean my screen so if it is i may put a stone on my screen while sleeping and see if they came to clean it while playing.
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Jennifer Gould 4 years ago
I love Love LOve LOVe LOVE this movie! Spirited Away!! :) So clever!
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righttoopinion 4 years ago
Where does she get all of her characters? I wonder, does she make them?
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cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
This must be my favorite. Really beautiful and accurate and artistic.
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memyselfandI 4 years ago
I don’t get it, what are the hair clips supposed to represent? Luggage? An archaeological dig? I’m stuck.
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cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Maybe they need the gyoza surgeon here, he seems very competent.
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cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
KAMEHAMEHAAAAAAAAAAA! Poor Vegeta this one seems really strong.
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Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
Oh, one more thing. Where did he get all those different tiny people!!!
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
It's hard to say enough about what an imagination this person has... Loved every one of them.
Lisa Chambers 4 years ago
These are the best! I have searched for these tiny figures for years, attempting to make my own diorama. Love it...more please!
Gisela Kohl-Eppelt 4 years ago
Ich kam aus dem Staunen gar nicht heraus, es war so viel Kinderseligkeit dabei.
Aamna Shah 4 years ago
All of them are wonderful. I am stunned at the level of creativity this person has displayed. They clearly look at the world from a unique perspective. I loved them so much. I would love to see more from this artist.
Ellen Chase 4 years ago
Your imagination just gave me such enjoyment. Magical. It was so fun to look at your work and see all the details. I was just mesmerized!
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
Oh, one more thing. Where did he get all those different tiny people!!!
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
It's hard to say enough about what an imagination this person has... Loved every one of them.
Lisa Chambers 4 years ago
These are the best! I have searched for these tiny figures for years, attempting to make my own diorama. Love it...more please!
Gisela Kohl-Eppelt 4 years ago
Ich kam aus dem Staunen gar nicht heraus, es war so viel Kinderseligkeit dabei.
Aamna Shah 4 years ago
All of them are wonderful. I am stunned at the level of creativity this person has displayed. They clearly look at the world from a unique perspective. I loved them so much. I would love to see more from this artist.
Ellen Chase 4 years ago
Your imagination just gave me such enjoyment. Magical. It was so fun to look at your work and see all the details. I was just mesmerized!
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