Working with the theme, which is TOKYO CITY POP, and the keywords “aesthetic fusion of old and new,” I came up with an image of Native Americans (Indians) in CITY POP colors and painted the clothes with red and yellow accents on a sky blue base.
I was mindful to use dark colors, like the colors of Native American Indian hair, for the Shinba Inu dog hood sitting on Sonny Angel’s head. The spirit of the Native American people is to respect nature and honor other people.
It is full of generosity and abundance.
I’ve layered this spirit onto the mellow, deep genre of CITY POP to create a fusion. The stone in the necklace is natural turquoise.
I often get ideas for the motifs in my paintings from plants and animals, which I hold in awe. I feel that’s influenced me in creating this work in this way.