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Yoko Tanji

Akaihane — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:55:21 +0000

Yoko Tanji’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 her portfolio website »

amenone

love

tone

hairy monster and me

Crescent Moon

Yoko Tanaka

Akaihane — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:38:34 +0000

Once based in Los Angeles and now in Thailand, illustrator Yoko Tanaka creates pieces that are adorable but slightly morbid and reminiscent of children’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 the Billy Shrine Fine Arts website »

Conqueror

Remnant

An Interracial Marriage

Arbitrator

An Interracial Couple

Loworks / Himuro Yoshiteru

Akaihane — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:53:11 +0000

Loworks / Himuro Yoshiteru is a Japanese graphic designer and illustrator. He has worked with companies such as NIKE, Yahoo and Ford, and has sold his work on sites such as Tokyocube.

To see more of Loworks / Himuro Yoshiteru work, please visit his online portfolio »

ABCD-EP

Kurumachi

Lowparks es at planning es

WebDesigning cover

where does sound come from?

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

Michael Wandelmaier

Akaihane — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:51:48 +0000

Michael Wandelmaier is an illustrator and graphic designer who currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Though formally trained as a civil engineer and geologist, Michael has chosen to pursue a career in the arts. He uses both traditional and digital media in his work (taken from his website).

For more work my Michael Wandelmaier, please visit his website »

The Kangaroo Rat

Ruffled Feathers

Harpooning The Woolly Whale

Ika

Something Fishy

Hayato Nishimaki

Akaihane — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:44:08 +0000

Regarded as one of Japan’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.

#0.02 Ghost

#2.05 Silent Baby II

#1.39 KCS 'Paul'

#2.02 Scientist

#1.08 Ghost

Hayato Nishimaki has a selection of one-off, hand-drawn ink/acrylic gouache piece available to buy at the Tokyocube online store. More of his work can also be seen on his website.

Rin Nadeshico

Akaihane — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:00:34 +0000

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’s website seems to be offline at the moment, hopefully temporarily.

Erika Yamashiro

Akaihane — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:00:03 +0000

Okinawa-born, Tokyo-based painter Erika Yamashiro uses soft pastels and cute motifs, such as black cats and butterflies, to create fantastical landscapes.

screen

swing

moonlight

rabbit hole

decoration

For more of Erika Yamashiro artwork, visit her website.

nook

Akaihane — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:13:04 +0000

Brooklyn-based illustrator and designer nook.

SOS Sakura

Guilty pleasure

IdN: The Ark Project

Sakura Spaceman

Freestyle Collective Chicks

For more, visit nook’s website.

Hikari Shimoda

Akaihane — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:19:36 +0000

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, “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. Through their unstable presence, I can express deep feelings I have inside, such as grief, alienation, and love.”

Self-portrait

Rabbit's stuffed animal

Prototype 2009-1

For more, check out Hikari Shimoda website.