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		<title>Yoko Tanji</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yoko Tanji&#8217;s fantastical works possess striking textures and colours, and are so diverse in content and style it is almost as if they have been produced by various artists. As well as creating her own illustration masterpieces, she works as an illustrator for both magazines and book covers. For more of Yoko Tanji’s works, visit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/yoko-tanji/</link>
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		<title>Yoko Tanaka</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once based in Los Angeles and now in Thailand, illustrator Yoko Tanaka creates pieces that are adorable but slightly morbid and reminiscent of children&#8217;s fairy tale books. The soft, limited palette combined with the medium of acrylic on wood lends her paintings a beautiful endearing texture and depth. For more of Yoko Tanaka’s works, visit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/yoko-tanaka/</link>
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		<title>belialchan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another inspiring deviantArt-er, German artist belialchan creates manga-inspired original and fan art pieces that are rich in texture, soft in colour and inchanting content and characters. For more of belialchan’s work, visit her deviantArt gallery »]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/belialchan/</link>
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		<title>aloespica109</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Japanese artist aloespica109 creates beautiful soft and dreamy fairy tail landscapes using a wide range of materials, from watercolours, gouache and even digital software. I particularly love the watercolour pieces (not a common material for artists inspired by anime and manga) with their texture and vividness. For more of aloespica109&#8242;s work, you can either visit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/aloespica109/</link>
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		<title>Stanley &quot;Artgerm&quot; Lau</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stanley &#8220;Artgerm&#8221; Lau is a digital artist from Singapore who has been able to clock up (at the time of this post) an amazing 7.5 million hits on his deviantART. His work has been used in magazines and even on products. For more of Stanley &#8220;Artgerm&#8221; Lau&#8217;s work, visit his deviantART page.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/stanley-artgerm-lau/</link>
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		<title>Hayato Nishimaki</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Regarded as one of Japan&#8217;s up and coming surrealist artists, Hayato Nishimaki has been exhibited at the Geisai Art Show in Tokyo as well as at the special Geisai Museum 2 Show, hosted by Takashi Murakami. Hayato Nishimaki has a selection of one-off, hand-drawn ink/acrylic gouache piece available to buy at the Tokyocube online store. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/hayato-nishimaki/</link>
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		<title>Rin Nadeshico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rin Nadeshico ( born in 1984 in Chiba) has turned 19th century depictions of the Yamato Nadeshiko on their head by inserting modern, young independent women in their place amongst historical backdrops of Mount Fuji and other similar cultural emblems. Unfortunately Rin Nadesico&#8217;s website seems to be offline at the moment, hopefully temporarily.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/rin-nadeshico/</link>
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		<title>Erika Yamashiro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okinawa-born, Tokyo-based painter Erika Yamashiro uses soft pastels and cute motifs, such as black cats and butterflies, to create fantastical landscapes. For more of Erika Yamashiro artwork, visit her website.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/erika-yamashiro/</link>
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		<title>Hikari Shimoda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hikari Shimoda was born in Nagano, Japan in 1984 and studied at the Kyoto Saga University of Art. With children as a motif she, as she explains in her own words, &#8220;pick(s) up their warped attitude or feeling toward the outer world and express(es) it through their physical body which has not been balanced yet. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/hikari-shimoda/</link>
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		<title>Yoshitomo Nara</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Influenced by the manga and anime of his childhood in the 1960s, as well as the punk rock of his teens, Yoshitomo Nara&#8217;s artwork is both cute and unsettling, resplendent with innocent, large-eyed characters with a macabre edge.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/yoshitomo-nara/</link>
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