Appearance Is a Scary but a Funny Man

Name: Appearance Is a Scary but a Funny Man
Brand: roidworksgallery
Price: 129800 JPY
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Appearance Is a Scary but a Funny Man

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Year: 2020
Medium: Neo-silkscreen
Dimensions: h.65.5 × w.44.5 cm
Availability: Available

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SAGAKI Keita — Appearance Is a Scary but a Funny Man

2020 · Neo-Silkscreen · Edition 24 · H65.5 × W44.5 cm

The work takes an Edo-period senryu about a frightening-looking but amusing person as its motif. An imposing figure resolves, on closer inspection, into a multitude of charming small characters.

About the artist

SAGAKI Keita builds images from intricately drawn small characters, creating different impressions at a distance and up close.

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About Keita Sagaki

Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1984. The artist reconstructs classical paintings and portraits by combining countless tiny characters drawn with an extra-fine pen. The artist’s works reveal different images when viewed up close and from a distance.

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About the artist

サガキケイタ / Sagaki Keita

サガキケイタは1984年生まれのアーティスト。無数の小さなキャラクターを緻密に描き重ねることで、ゴッホや葛飾北斎などの名画を再現する独自のドローイング手法で知られる。遠目には古典的な絵画に見えるが、近づくと無数のユーモラスなキャラクターで構成されているという二重性が大きな魅力。BSフジ「ブレイク前夜〜次世代の芸術家たち〜」出演。

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