Osamu Tezuka’s ceramic relief in Kōtō, Tokyo – Astro Boy & Beyond
Osamu Tezuka is often referred to as the Walt Disney of Japan. Regarded as one of the most legendary Manga artists of his generation, Tez...
Cute art
At age 95, Fumiko Hori created this mural for the Fukushima Airport
Fumiko Hori supervised the installation of the mural herself, quite an impressive feat for a woman aged 95 at the time. The giant relief wall was based on Hori’s original painting at the CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio. The relief carving at the airport helps to create an illusion of depth on an otherwise shallow surface. …
At age 95, Fumiko Hori created this mural for the Fukushima Airport Read More
Katsuhiro Otomo’s mural at the Sendai Airport – Riding the Waves
Katsuhiro Otomo’s relief Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of Akira, the 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film, is one of the most well-known manga artists, animators, screenwriters, and film directors in the world. Though he is best known for his manga series and film adaptations, Otomo crossed over into the sculpture world when he was asked …
Katsuhiro Otomo’s mural at the Sendai Airport – Riding the Waves Read More
Fernando Botero’s Mona Lisa – Everything you should know
What is Fernando Botero known for? At the beginning of the late 1950s, an artist known as Fernando Botero emerged and started transforming painting from famous artists from Europe such as those of Peter Rueben and inflating them in an almost comical manner. Because he would often use rotund and overweight figures, his sculptures have …
Fernando Botero’s Mona Lisa – Everything you should know Read More
Yoshitomo Nara’s paintings & drawings: Cute or dark and frightening?
Yoshitomo Nara’s biography Yoshitomo Nara was born in Hirosaki, Japan, in 1959 and is a Japanese artist whose work has been exhibited around the world. He lives and works in Tokyo, and Japanese popular culture plays an influential role in his world. Nara studied at the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, receiving …
Yoshitomo Nara’s paintings & drawings: Cute or dark and frightening? Read More