Illustrator : Masaki Mizuno / Profile

About Work
My work involves the expression of the inner psychology; a self reflection mirrored through art.
In order to express the vision and subject matter of my work, I find that it is important to extract
ideas from within my own perspective and senses.

My mother who was a painter, influenced me greatly during my childhood.
I then immersed myself drawing illustrations independently while attending a fashion college.
After graduating, I spent seven years in exploring pure art; a period of my life that had made
a tremendous influence on the way I illustrate fashion today.

In order to relate with the dynamics and changes of our society today,
I try to evolve my work through different elements and ideas; conveying a more border-less ap-
proach in my work.My interest lays upon using traditional art techniques; translating a vague,
abstract idea into something concrete and real. I see my work as a way of discovering the
quintessence of concept.

Techniques
All my work is analogue,
hand painted with acrylic, air-brush, and rollers. It is true that using digital would be a logical
way to illustrate the new textiles and materials that are created every year;
however I think that there is a genuine charm about analogue art that can never be replaced
by digital technology.

Favorite artists:
i admire the work of Egon Schiele,
Antonio Lopez, Isao Yajima, Rei Kawakubo, and other artists that were intellectually beyond
their time.People that surpassed the norm of society. Thinkers who provoke, question, and
disturb the social belief system.

Birth place: Ishikawa province Japan 1971
Education background: Bunka Fashion College Men's design course graduate
Exhibitions:
Tokyo Art museum: Independent exhibition (Independent Art Organization) 1997-2002
Solo Exhibition
Eros for Fashion at the CWC Gallery Tokyo 2003
Lectures:
Bunka Women's University, Bunka Fashion college, Vantan Design Institute, KIDI Parsons 1998-2010