ABOUT JAPANESE KOTA YAMAJI
Japanese Kota Yamaji has grown up in Tokyo. He majored in graphic design and digital art at Tokyo’s Art University and has always been manga and animation passionate. For this, his style became what he defines as surreal pop art.
Recently, Kota created a series of Pop Art 3D digital illustrations, produced using Maxon cinema and 4d Pixologic Zbrush, which is influenced by Tokyo’s neon lights.
THE WORKFLOW OF KOTA YAMAJI
Kota chooses bright and bold colors to depict his truly surreal subjects. He surprises boys with lime faces, cube or tree faces, and human beings portrayed as mad, with fake teeth and unusual outfits.
Polka dots are a running theme used to depict the Japanese culture. Objects of everyday Japanese life are everywhere, such as Kimonos and typical paper-made umbrellas. Kota’s inspiration resides in Renè Magritte’s and Salvador Dalì’s surrealist approach to art.
Their procedure leads both to chaos and to a vision of concrete beauty and of the surrounding world.
Kota also plays with graphic shapes and colors inspired by Japan’s tradition, such as the bright pink of the blossomed trees or the rising sun’s yellow.
FUTURE PROJECTS
For Kota Yamaji, the future focuses on gaining inspiration from contemporary Japanese fashion art and music. The international scene also interests him, and he looks forward to working with people worldwide.
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