Fantasista Utamaro

Fantasista Utamaro
Bornc. 1979 (age 44–45)
Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)Visual artist, art director, illustrator, graphic designer, textile designer, and animation director

Fantasista Utamaro (born c. 1979, in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese artist, art director, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He is considered to be one of the leading artists working in the Japanese pop art movement, whose work explores the concepts of celebration, culture, freedom, and unlimited possibilities through a pop culture lens.[2][3]

Utamaro's work is known for its distinctive ultra pop and vivid technicolor style that pushes the traditional boundaries of art, which is inspired by Japanese pop culture such as Anime and Manga, and also influenced by Western art, including the work of Andy Warhol and Keith Haring.[4]

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