Neo-Traditional Japanese Painter, Tenmyouya Hisashi
Tenmyouya Hisashi considers himself a neo-traditional Japanese painter for good reason. His work marries traditional Japanese painting techniques with 21st century content. In the image above, which is part of his Japanese Spirit series, a tattoo-clad sumo wrestler brandishing a katana rides a rickshaw. "[The painting] draws upon and amplifies the stereotypes foreigners hold of Japan and was intended to be viewed by a foreign audience," Hisashi notes on his website. For more from Hisashi, PingMag has a good interview.
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