Japanese artists

This is a new painting by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara for the Kiyosumi Earthquake Relief Charity Auction in April of 2011. If you want to support earthquake victims and own an original painting by Nara, here's your chance! Please check out the auction website for a full listing of art on auction. [Note: This is a promo image for the show, copyright Yoshitomo Nara.]

A picture is worth a thousand words... At least that's exactly how people feel when seeing illustrations by a mysterious Japanese artist Avogado6.

“Contemporary Japanese Artist Yasunari Ikenaga”

A picture is worth a thousand words... At least that's exactly how people feel when seeing illustrations by a mysterious Japanese artist Avogado6.

There are many artists whose work deals mainly with the theme of horror. What makes Silllda stand out from the crowd however is that in her work she gives us…

The Japanese illustrator known as Avogado6 uses the language everyone understands—and that is no language at all. It's probably because the delicate topics and complex emotions he conveys are too difficult to describe with words, so this artist chooses thought-provoking visual stories in his unique style. Most of his illustrations are like pills, each containing the flaws of our society and mental struggles. And I must admit, some of them are really hard to swallow. His emotion-fueled, dark…

While some illustrations are very clear in what they portray, sometimes such drawings can become a little bit too "on the nose." The works of authors like avogado6 are more poetic and enigmatic than that, and they make their viewer pause a little bit and reflect.

Beasts live in Nature, while Nature live in Beasts. That seems to be one of the themes beautifully c...