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Ninja September 17th, 2009

Here are some stunning acrylic and gouache paintings by Tokyo-based artist Kazuki Takamatsu. His paintings remind me a bit of depth maps. Takamatsu calls his style “distanfeerism.”

Takamatsu was born in 1978 in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture and graduated from the Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2002.

Beautiful night, 2007
1455 × 1455mm
acrylic and gouache on wood panel

Enemy, 2008
1620 × 1620mm
acrylic and gouache on wood panel

How to make, 2008
420 × 420mm
acrylic and gouache on wood panel

Hunting grounds, 2008
420 × 420mm
acrylic and gouache on wood panel

It is possible to do alone, 2008
420 × 420mm
acrylic and gouache on wood panel

Meal time, 2008
420 × 420mm
acrylic and gouache on wood panel

Patience patience patience, 2008
420 × 420mm
acrylic and gouache on wood panel

What a good solution, 2008
1620 × 1940mm
acrylic and gouache on wood panel

To see more of Kazuki Takamatsu’s work, visit his web site.

Via acidolatte

• More Penguin love: King of the deer (0)
• Mini process: Swan Lake (0)
• Mike Monteiro’s type paintings (1)
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Tags: Acrylic, distanfeerism, Gouache, Kazuki Takamatsu, Painting, Tokyo

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Ninja November 26th, 2008

Penguin and I went to visit the MET yesterday to check out some of the drawings by Michelangelo, Leonardo, Dürer, Hoffman, Ingres, and Seurat (more on that later). Just mind-blowing! I was in awe of their seemingly effortless, undulating line work (guess that’s why they’re called the Masters, eh). I got a wee dizzy viewing Ingres’ seemingly impossible hairline line work through a magnifying glass.

After our private drawing viewing, we set out to explore the Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions exhibition on the 2nd floor. Being that I do have a thing for texture and hair, these 2 images were my favorites. I hate that I’m so predictable.

Onésipe Aguado
Woman Seen from the Back, 1862
Salted paper print from glass negative

Hans Hoffman
A Hedgehog, before 1584
Watercolor and gouache on parchment

It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one who’s got a thing for hair. Please let me introduce 3 great, current artists who also feature hair in their work: Ruth Marten, Mr. Bingo, and John Ryan Solis.

Ruth Marten

New Yorker, Ruth Marten is a former tattoo artist (those skills translate well in her fine line drawings) and currently works as a commercial illustrator and exhibiting artist. She is represented by the Adam Baumgold Gallery.

Mr. Bingo

London-based illustrator/animator, Mr. Bingo, has a client list which includes Nike, BBC, Virgin, and MTV.

John Ryan Solis

School of Visual Arts Illustration grad, John Ryan Solis, currently works at the design studio, Vault49.

• The drawing room at the MET (5)
• Michelangelo at the Met (1)
• William Blake’s World: “A New Heaven Is Begun” (0)
• Painter: Timothy Hon Hung Lee (1)
• Orphan: New Portrait Paintings and Drawings by Ana Bagayan (4)

Tags: A Hedgehog, before, Dürer, Exhibitions, Gouache, Hair, Hans Hoffman, Hoffman, Ingres, John Ryan Solis, Leonardo, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michelangelo, Mr. Bingo, New York, Onésipe Aguado, Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions, Portraits, Ruth Marten, Seurat, Tattoos, Vault49, Watercolor

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