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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>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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		<title>Tatsuyuki Tanaka</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Superflat artist and animator for the illustrious Studio4°C, Tatsuyuki Tanaka. For more, check out Tatsuyuki Tanaka&#8217;s section on the Studio4°C website.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/tatsuyuki-tanaka/</link>
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		<title>Takashi Murakami</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s &#8220;100 Most Influential People&#8221; list; he was the only visual artist included. He also runs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/takashi-murakami/</link>
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		<title>Chiho Aoshima</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chiho Aoshima is one of the foremost artists of the &#8216;Superflat&#8216; postmodern art movement, and a member of Takashi Murakami&#8217;s Kaikai Kiki Co. collective. Her surreal dreamscapes combine everything from cute but scary creatures to erotic fantasy, inspired by both modern and traditional art. For more examples of Chiho Aoshima&#8217;s work, please check out the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.akaihane.co.uk/blog/chiho_aoshima/</link>
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