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...
A sculptor from Japan is turning famous animals of the internet into intricate works of art.
A sculptor from Japan is turning famous animals of the internet into intricate works of art.
Tohukiro Kawai is a Japanese surrealist contemporary artist who's best known for his regal cat paintings.
Tohukiro Kawai is a Japanese surrealist contemporary artist who's best known for his regal cat paintings.
The Japanese artist Masayoshi Matsumoto is making intricate animal sculptures made entirely from balloons and they're mesmerizing.
The Japanese artist Masayoshi Matsumoto is making intricate animal sculptures made entirely from balloons and they're mesmerizing.
Japanese artist Manami Sasaki creates art on slices of toast while working from home during the quarantine.
Japanese artist Manami Sasaki creates art on slices of toast while working from home during the quarantine.
Tokuda created a hyperrealistic drawing of a squid that looks more like a high-resolution photograph than a drawing.
Tokuda created a hyperrealistic drawing of a squid that looks more like a high-resolution photograph than a drawing.
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 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....
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 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...