Seven more original paintings by Hikari Shimoda have been added (for a total of nine!). Most of them are watercolors of her melancholic blond kids wearing bunny rabbit ears.
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| Celebration 1 | Celebration 2 | Celebration 3 | Flower and Girl |
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| Midnight Birthday Party | Rabbit | Rabbit Girl 2011 |
Original paintings can be purchased after you receive a shipping quote. Just click "inquire" on the one you're interested in to receive a shipping estimate tailored to your location and preferences.
After several people have said the Tama mini posters look better in person and that the online images don't do them justice, I've added two additional zoomed in detail images for EACH poster. You can really see the quality and the incredible colors in the close ups. Click any thumbnails below to go to that poster and see the new images full size.
Get your fix of Japanese art with Talking Heads (TH) art magazines. Even if you can't read Japanese there is PLENTY to look at. These fat little magazines are full of art and web links. Each magazine has around 30 full color pages with images by their featured artists. After that are black and white images + text.
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| TH No. 44 | TH No. 44 | TH No. 44 |
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| TH No. 45 | TH No. 45 | TH No. 45 |
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| TH No. 47 | TH No. 47 | TH No. 47 |
Each magazine has it's own theme:
No. 44 "Fables of Purity ~ Fairy tales of virginity and impurity"
No. 45 "Melancholic Body ~ The pitiful but beautiful body's favorite knowledge"
No. 47 "Pseudo-Human ~ Anatomy of the half-human"
And is PACKED with dozens and dozens of artists. Please check out each one for a partial listing.
Aaaaaw.... I just want to hug them and tell them it's going to be ok. Even if it's not true. Kenichi Koyama paints melancholic girls who are prone to self injury - especially with scissors. Not a single boy to be found in the book, only girls hanging out with other sad girls. In the hospital, at the piano, at school desks, in bed, everywhere.
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Very nicely written review of "Melancholy Girls" by Trevor Brown on his blog.
Two gorgeous ORIGINAL paintings by Hikari Shimoda are now available on AkaTako. They are "Funeral of Character" and "Rabbit Boy" and each captures Hikari's skill at making cute things slightly unnerving.
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| Funeral of Character | Rabbit Boy |
The paintings' effect is even more powerful in person! I hope to continue bringing you more works by this up-and-coming Japanese artist.
New Makoto Aida book "La Trentaine" is over forty pages of his works when he was in his 30's. Lots of full-color pages of art PLUS bilingual text in Japanese and English - interviews, artist statements, show descriptions, etc.
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Also added Makoto Aida's CV with an extensive list of his past exhibitions.
Five Trevor Brown originals are now available on AkaTako.net!
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| Trevor Brown Garden | Trevor Brown Fuck It | Trevor Brown Chu | Trevor Brown Broken | Trevor Brown Wet |
Because of their size and high value, you have to request a custom shipping quote before purchase. Quotes will be sent within about 24 hours of request.
Also newly available is an original giclee print - only 20 were made!
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| Trevor Brown Machine Gun Girl Giclee |
Invest in some original art that not only retains its value - it's also nice to look at!
A brand new artist to AkaTako.net, Hikari Shimoda's art features children in a delicate palette of colors. Through a special partnership directly with the artist, there are two signed and numbered posters in a limited edition of 100 each.
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| Hikari Shimoda Funeral poster | Hikari Shimoda Power Line & Rabbit (Secret) poster |
Available for pre-order right now, posters are expected to arrive mid to late August.
Can be purchased individually or as a pair.
