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This Japanese Artist Is Inspired By The Simple Life Of Simple People, Here Are 70 Of The Most Popular Moments He Recaptured (70 Pics)

This Japanese Artist Is Inspired By The Simple Life Of Simple People, Here Are 70 Of The Most Popular Moments He Recaptured (70 Pics)

Life has always been the inspiration of Japanese artist Yuuki Nishimura. It is there that he finds the raw material for his work: people. The artist is known not for inventing characters, but for portraying the real lives of ordinary people.

Life has always been the inspiration of Japanese artist Yuuki Nishimura. It is there that he finds the raw material for his work: people. The artist is known not for inventing...

4,200 Pigments Lined Up On Japanese Paint Supply Store’s Walls To Support Traditional Art Techniques

4,200 Pigments Lined Up On Japanese Paint Supply Store’s Walls To Support Traditional Art Techniques

In an attempt to foster Japan and Asia's ancient painting traditions, a speciality painting supply store called Pigment has opened in Tokyo. The store features a staggering selection of more than 4,200 different pigments, 200 antique-style paintbrushes/ink sticks, 50 different kinds...

In an attempt to foster Japan and Asia's ancient painting traditions, a speciality painting supply store called Pigment has opened in Tokyo. The store features a staggering selection of more than...

Japanese Reinvent The Boring Rubber Band With A Cute Twist

Japanese Reinvent The Boring Rubber Band With A Cute Twist

Japanese mizuhiki, or decorative knot-tying, has made the leap to rubber. Mizuhikiband, developed over two years and featured and featured in the 2013 Kokuyo Design Awards, was designed by Yu Aso. The aim was to make the use of this art...

Japanese mizuhiki, or decorative knot-tying, has made the leap to rubber. Mizuhikiband, developed over two years and featured and featured in the 2013 Kokuyo Design Awards, was designed by Yu Aso....

Giant Straw Dinosaurs Invade Japanese Fields After Rice Harvest

Giant Straw Dinosaurs Invade Japanese Fields After Rice Harvest

Niigata Prefecture, Japan, has thought of a novel way to use the straw left over from their rice harvest. A “wara” or rice-straw festival is held every August 31st, where local artists build elaborate straw sculptures over wooden frames. The frames...

Niigata Prefecture, Japan, has thought of a novel way to use the straw left over from their rice harvest. A “wara” or rice-straw festival is held every August 31st, where local...

Japanese Artist Hand-Cuts Insanely Intricate Paper Art That Looks Like Pencil Drawings

Japanese Artist Hand-Cuts Insanely Intricate Paper Art That Looks Like Pencil Drawings

Japanese artist Akira Nagaya creates insanely intricate paper cuttings called kirie that look like delicate pencil drawings or wire sculptures. Nagaya discovered his talent in his early 20s when he was learning sasabaran – a technique for cutting food decorations from...

Japanese artist Akira Nagaya creates insanely intricate paper cuttings called kirie that look like delicate pencil drawings or wire sculptures. Nagaya discovered his talent in his early 20s when he was...