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Hisashi Otsuka

www.asianfineart.com

In one of the most difficult artistic challenges of his career, using only black ink and water applied with fine brushes, Hisashi Otsuka has revived the art of the small landscape screen.

Called sumi-e, literally meaning ink of earth painting, the screens form powerful backgrounds, rich in complex symbolism.

The highly intricate detail of these traditional sumi-e backgrounds are used by Otsuka to accentuate the vibrant colors of the Samurai warrior in the foreground.

This Yin-Yang application of color vs. black and white reflects vividly the delicate and powerful balance of the complementary opposites found throughout nature and spirituality.

Japanese art

I especially like this last one. The ninja is just a mass of darkness.

Japanese samurai armor

Ha ha ha ha ha

I have been thinking about reorganizing everything into different pages, one for tattoos and one for movies and one for odd samurai notes. But I'll keep it all here and not worry about it since at the moment, it seems I do this just for myself. If you visit, please post a comment, let me know your opinion of the current state of my minor psychosis.

Samurai Batman, 3rd sitting

Samurai Batman, 3rd sitting

These are not the best quality images. I took them with my phone. After the piece is complete - 10th sitting? - I'll have some good pictures taken by someone with a real camera. Of course it's a work in progress, but it's looking awesome.

Samurai Batman, 1st sitting

Ninja Joker, 1st sitting

Batman vs Joker, 1st sitting (4 hrs)

Samurai Batman vs Ninja Joker, 1st sitting

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at Chronic Tattoo
on Garnet Avenue
in Pacific Beach,
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