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Alphonse Mucha

Alphonse Mucha is a Czech artist from the late 1800s who created everything from magazine covers, posters, and illustrations to paintings and advertisement.  After receiving formal training in the Czech republic he moved to Vienna to work for a major theatrical design company.  His style of art became known as "Art Nouveau", french for new art.  

今津景　（いまずかい）

今津景はときょうにいって、いいアティストです。

Kei Imazu creates colorful surrealistic paintings, these are a few of my favorites as well as a link to her home page.

http://www.imazukei.com/index.html

あたらしいアーティスト！

ふかやえつこ。

あたらしい日本人のアーティスト！

まことあいだのアートはおもしろくて、すこしきみょう。

Here is an interview just before a gallery opening of his.

"I want to become a symbolic artist of Japanese strangeness"

More by Tomokazu Matsuyama!

I just came across this work today and really liked it, so I thought I would share it.

“ Happy Zodiac ” 2010
acrylic and mixed media on canvas - triptych
144 x 72 in

日本人のアーティスト。。。

おだにもとひこ！

Odani Motohiko is a Japanese sculptor whose works are delicate and intricate.  He sculpts both large room fixtures and smaller works.  He is originally from Kyoto, but studied at the Tokyo University of Art and Music.

To read more about him:

http://hifructose.com/2012/06/26/contemporary-sculptures-of-japanese-artist-odani-motohiko/

こんにちはみなさん！

こちらはおもしろい日本人アーティストです。

Based out of New York, contemporary Japanese artist Tomokazu Matsuyama's new works show a blend between Japanese and Western culture.  Existing between two cultures can at times make his works confusing, but they are still beautiful.  

To look at more of his work, go to his website at http://www.matzu.net/

“ Money Talks" 2011
FRP, taxidermy deer, wood, metal, polyurethane plastic, paint, glass eyes, plastic coins
69 x 60 x 65 in.

“ Dreamin' a Life's Journey ” 2008
acrylic on canvas
60 x 84 in