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Yoskay Yamamoto

Akaihane — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:17:40 +0000

Born and raised in Toba, Japan, Yoskay Yamamoto moved to the United States at the age of 15. A self-trained illustrator, Yamamoto’s artistic tastes expanded as he fell in love with the urban culture of the West coast. Yamamoto discovered a way to fuse the two different cultural backgrounds together into his work. Yamamoto nostalgically blends pop iconic characters from his new Western home with traditional and mythical Japanese elements, balancing his Asian heritage with urban pop art (taken from the artists CV)

For more of Yoskay Yamamoto’s works, visit his website »

empty howl

streetlights

sunny day with a chance of the ran, rainy day with a chance of the sun

fox entertainment: family guy art show

let it fall

do you mind if i stay for a bit?

Taiyo Matsumoto

Akaihane — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:53:08 +0000

Taiyo Matsumoto is one of Japan’s foremost seinen mangakas. His works are a combination of European, American and Japanese comic art forms, making his work purely unique, with a captivating franetic energy.

Several of his works have been published in English, from his most famous work in the west, Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White (which has been adapted into an anime movie), to the recently released Go Go Monster. His works Ping Pong and Aoi Haru (Blue Spring) have been made into live-action features.

From the Tekkon Kinkreet anime art book

Illustration by Taiyo Matsumoto from the Tekkon Kinkreet manga

Illustration by Taiyo Matsumoto from the Ping Pong manga

Illustration by Taiyo Matsumoto from the Aoi Haru (Blue Spring) manga

Cover illustration by Taiyo Matsumoto from the Ping Pong manga

Masaki Yokobe / YKBX

Akaihane — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:07:54 +0000

Masaki Yokobe is a Japanese professional digital artist, not just creating illustrations but also 2D and 3D CGI work. He is the director of Strange Ga Rhythmom [S.G.R], a digital animation company.

For more of Masaki Yokobe/YKBX’s work, visit his website.

Tadaomi Shibuya

Akaihane — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:41:36 +0000

Artist, designer and illustrator Tadaomi Shibuya was born in Yokohama in 1973. Using acrylic gouache, he creates amazing geometric portrait as well as print designs for CD covers, clothing and promotional material.

UNIT 1ST ANNIVERSARY "DJ AFRIKA BAMBAATAA"

Tokyo.Ten "melting spot"

TASCHEN "ILLUSTRATION NOW !"

Henkei-Gattai Robo-Obama

violin

For more of Tadaomi Shibuya’s work, visit his MySpace page.

Tatsuyuki Tanaka

Akaihane — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:00:16 +0000

Superflat artist and animator for the illustrious Studio4°C, Tatsuyuki Tanaka.

For more, check out Tatsuyuki Tanaka’s section on the Studio4°C website.

Takashi Murakami

Akaihane — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:03:32 +0000

Takashi Murakami is one of the most influential Japanese artists currently working. With his anime/manga inspired Superflat movement, he has worked with many household names, such as Kanye West and Louis Vuitton, and in 2008 was included in Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” list; he was the only visual artist included. He also runs the Kaikai Kiki art production company, which includes artists such as Chiho Aoshima, Aya Takano and Chinatsu Ban.

727

And Then, And Then And Then And Then And Then (Blue)

Kaikai & Kiki

Jellyfish

Louis Vuitton Omotesando store (via Tetsuya Suzuki)

Watch the Louis Vuitton “Superflat Monogram” – Takashi Murakami below:

For more, check out Takashi Murakami’s official website

Jonathan Ball

Akaihane — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:00:12 +0000

Inspired by lowbrow art forms such as retro video game graphics, comic books and kids cartoons, artist and illustrator Jonathan Ball creates fantasy worlds of characters and mayhem. His art and illustrations feature monsters, cute creatures, pirates, pandas, space ships and sci-fi designs.

forest pandas

mushroom graveyard

lovers

the clouds take revenge

defenders

View more of Jonathan Ball’s illustrations on his website.

Shohei Otomo

Akaihane — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:11:45 +0000

Blending tradition art and Yakuza punk with hints of manga, Otomo’s kinetic red and black works strike out from screen.

Visit Shohei Otomo’s website, Hakuchi, for more of his work »