Cat Uses Japanese Traditional Hand-Tattooing Technique On Another Cat
Kazuaki Horitomo is a California-based tattoo artist and cat lover. His art illustrations feature the deep Japanese tradition of tebori, a technique of tattooing by…
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Japanese Art Meets Kylo Ren, BB-8, And Stormtroopers In Traditional Woodblock Prints
The traditional art of Japanese woodblock printing has joined forces with one of today’s most epic film series, Star Wars. Utilizing a form of printing…
Japan’s Fallen Leaf Art Is Keeping Autumn’s Beauty Alive And Surprisingly Cute
Japan takes a lot of pride in their distinctly visible seasons, so when Autumn comes around, koyou–or leaves turning red, yellow, and orange–scenery taking on…
Japanese Sumi-e Artist Brings Rurouni Kenshin Characters To Life With Brilliant Ink Paintings
We’ve seen highly impressive traditional Japanese ink paintings embrace characters of popular fiction before, most recently and seamlessly seen with these Star Wars bujinga, or…
Orinigiri: Combining Origami and Onigiri To Make Beautifully Shaped Rice Balls
Origami, the traditional paper folding art of Japan, has such a global presence and appreciation that at times it is hard to even associate the…
Small Bear Accessories Use Real Bread To Achieve Appetizing Cuteness
These superbly cute bear breads are adorable. It’s fine as a pin accessory or a small decoration for anything. Created by the small online bakery…
Iron Maiden Ukiyo-e Art Turns Eddie Into A Savage Killer Of Edo Period Japan
We’ve seen modern day Ukiyo-e, traditional Japanese woodblock prints, artists look to famous rock musicians for inspiration in their work to help rejuvenate interest in…
Japanese Traditional Cat Art Is Mysteriously Cute And Evil
Ayako Ishiguro is a Japanese illustrator who loves creating artwork of cats and other living creatures. Her works can be described as both mysterious and…
Japanese Artist Reveals Magnificent Pen & Ink Drawing 3.5 Years In The Making
The amount of time and effort it takes to heal after a devastating disaster is immeasurable, and Japanese artist Manabu Ikeda poignantly depicted the entangled…
Star Wars Japanese Ink Warrior Paintings Give Darth Vader And Stormtroopers Samurai Portraits
Given the inspiration that Akira Kurosawa’s films and the lore of samurai warriors have meant for the Star Wars franchise, it’s no surprise that affinity…
Top Artwork Selections Of Japan’s 44th Tokyo Design Festival
Design Festa No. 44 was held last weekend on November 26th and 27th at Tokyo Big Sight. With 3,000 booths and over 10,000 visitors, the…
Miyazaki-Inspired Tree Dragon Sculptures Are Fantastical Guardians Of The Forest
Florida-based artist Emily Coleman is a clay sculptor with a passion for the conservation of the environment, and she has blended this passion with her…
Japanese Rock Balancing Artist’s Masterpieces Appear To Defy The Laws Of Gravity
Most people will look at a rock and just see a rock, but Japanese rock balancing artist Kokei Mikuni sees them as possible components of…
Cars Utilize Light Trajectory To Recreate Modernized Version Of Traditional Japanese Painting
The Fujin Raijin-zu (Picture of Wind and Thunder Gods) is an early Edo Period painting by Tawaraya Sōtatsu that has since become a familiar work…
Multicolored Eraser Stamps Breathtakingly Capture The Beauty In Our Daily World
Although carved eraser stamps are typically regarded as simple and accessible works of art, Japanese artist Yasuko Aoyama has taken the art form to a…