Inspired by famous artists, Keiji Yano depicts images inspired by classical Japanese art. The award-winning artist who graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts begins his creations by drawing ideas on copy paper with a pencil which he later finishes in Photoshop.
“There are expressions that can only be done digitally. But I try to express it in such a way that I don’t know if it’s digital or analog. Another reason is that you can return to the original even if you fail. And the ability to study color design to the end and so on,” the artist told in an interview for Ballpit and added that his work is mostly inspired by Cubist painters including Picasso, Cezanne and Anrilso as well as Japanese classical paintings, Hokusai, Yokoyama Taikan, and Japanese Buddhist statues.
During his career, Yano has worked in well-known companies such as Nintendo Co. He is currently working as an illustrator at Office Yano and shares his creations with his audience on Instagram.
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