Konnichiwa, minna san!
On AsianCraft pages will be presented far east culture in diverse forms of arts. As always they have been a quite different way to look at human beings and their existence, a way that seems so unusual to the western world. Sometimes this art looks odd, excessive, trespassing beyond considered as 'normal' cultural conventions, but that is the reason, for sure that asian art is so seductive to the western minds. So take a deep breath and let get tempted.
Alex T.
…Pretty pictures with blood, gore and a bit of sexual content – Heisei Estheticism. Sounds familiar, eh? If not, read below. I promise you will like it as much as I do (or maybe not). Lets talk about…the art of Takato Yamamoto. There is not much information about the artist, so at first I will start with some old lazy copy/paste bio information:
“Born in Akita, Japan in 1960. Akita is a prefecture located in the northern part of the main island of Japan. He graduated from the painting department of the Tokyo Zokei University and he was experimenting at this time with the Ukiyo-e Pop style. He further refined and developed that style to create his 'Heisei Estheticism' style (Heisei being the current era name in Japan.The Heisei era started on January 8.1989, the first day after the death of the reigning Emperor, Hirohito). His first exhibition was held in Tokyo in 1998. He is working mostly with litho printing and Japanese ink on paper.” Yamamoto is influenced strongly by japanese painting traditions and by sexual part of his native culture as well (where cruelty, torture, blood etc. are most common in art). It is undeniable fact the big impact of European Decadent movement and Art Nouveau on his themes and technique. Painters such as G. Klimt, A. Beardsley, Franz von Bayros etc. with their interest on restricted dark sexual human conditions and non-realistic imagery are at the foundation of Takato Yamamoto disturbing and so eye-tempting art. In other words...This was love from the first sight. At the earliest moment I saw some of his works, I was just tangled by all the blood, bondage and violence, but somehow I found pure beauty in it. It takes talent to do this. Unfortunately Yamamoto-san is not so popular outside Japan. That's why I want to share the little information I have for the brilliance of his highly detailed, mind-blowing illustrations. Enjoy the gallery and be here for the next massacre. Sayonara! _ |
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