MR. KIJI
MR. KIJI was born in Japan and raised in New York City. Kiji was formally trained in the Tibetan Buddhist Thangka painting as well as earning a degree in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. He currently keeps himself inspired though a variety of commercial illustration & graphic art projects.
Before receiving a degree in Industrial Design from RISD, the artist known as Mr. Kiji began his art training with an apprenticeship in Nepal studying Tibetan Buddhist Thangka painting. While Kiji says the method is still relevant and informs his current work, he claims there's no "obvious correlation in terms of composition and aesthetics." Instead, the Japanese native cites "Japanese folklore and Buddhism" as current influences. Either way, we won't argue. The results�fantastical scenes layering vivid color, images, symbols, patterns and abstractions�if nothing else accomplish the feat of bringing a barrage of subjects into harmony for paintings as equally kinetic as they are unified. ... read more on Cool Hunting.
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