Japanese artist famous for his 'superflat' style merging classical Japanese art with pop culture and high fashion.
Japanese art always hides something profound beneath the surface. It's not naivety, it's wisdom.
I don't separate high from low. That's a Western division. In the East, everything is one.
Sometimes you must destroy the old to create the new. It's the natural cycle of art.
I study the old masters, but I create for now. It's a balance between tradition and innovation.
Every material has spirit. Gold, plastic, canvas—they all speak to me.
Success is not luck. It's drawing every day, drawing, drawing. Technique, technique, technique.
My smiling flower symbolizes hope. Even when the world is dark, beauty remains.