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January 17, 2018
Andy Smith

The Flamboyant Digital Work of Kota Yamaji

The flamboyant, eye-popping works of digital artist Kota Yamaji carry touches of psychedelia and surrealism. Using both stills and motion work, his pieces blend textures and patterns to absorbing effect. The Tokyo-based artist has also created music videos for tilt-six and INNOCENT in FORMAL.

“His artwork is mainly created by computer graphics,” a statement says. “He creates not only graphic art but also video art. The characteristic of his artwork is pleasant colors, surrealistic visuals and motifs. He is inspired by surrealism artists such as Salvador Dali, Giorgio de Chirico, René Magritte.”

Yamaji is a graduate of Tama Art University in Tokyo. See more of his recent work, including video, below.

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digital art, illustration, Kota Yamaji

George Boorujy, illustration, Naturalism

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We loved these striking portraits of North American animals by George Boorujy so much, that today we bring you a look at his most recent drawings. The New York based artist went viral this time last year for his incredible hyper-realistic depictions of mammals, birds, and seldom human figures in powerful images that seem to stare into your soul. Even in those images where we catch his subjects unaware in their most primal moments, there is something about them that captivates their viewer.

Alvaro Tapia’s Intense Portraits Channel a Range of Emotions

Alvaro Tapia, digital art, painting, Portraiture

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Chilean artist Alvaro Tapia finds something sinister even in his most innocent subjects. His portrait illustrations feature friends, famous people, artists and others he admires. What lurks beneath the surface in these subjects — something grotesque and often evil — is what most attracts the artist. The end result, however, is far from ugly. Bursting with color and life, his portraits are high-impact. Tapia arranges contrasting colors, vector lines and geometric shapes so that they vibrate off one another. His subjects not only seem alive but ready to jump off the page right at the viewer’s throat.

Kaethe Butcher Draws Quirky, Complicated Girls

erotica, illustration, Kaethe Butcher, women

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Christine Kim Infuses Paper-Cut Sculptures and Installations with Illustration

Christine Kim, illustration, installation, paper cut art, sculpture

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The Flamboyant Digital Work of Kota Yamaji

George Boorujy’s Striking New Portrait Series of North American Animals

Alvaro Tapia’s Intense Portraits Channel a Range of Emotions

Kaethe Butcher Draws Quirky, Complicated Girls

Christine Kim Infuses Paper-Cut Sculptures and Installations with Illustration

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