Buil IIStraight, Simple, Easy & Free. This is the motto of celebrated contemporary artist Hideki Kimura, whose stunning creations have led him to be dubbed the rock star painter from Kyoto. Under his brand, Ki Yan Studio, Hideki Kimura continues to produce stunning visual works of art. His dynamic art style is fresh and evocative, and it is a fascinating combination of his background in Japans early rock music scene and reverence for Japanese culture.

19 1/2 x 25 1/2

intense colors that illuminate the picture’s surface impressed me deeply

The Dance of Lights

—Adapted from Tatiana Reinoza

the figure

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complete with imagined weddings and feuds

After divorcing her husband

and language

I began to merge my printmaking skills with woodworking

The artwork itself is cut and woven by hand

although African ancestral imagery predominated