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Interview: Hikari Shimoda Discusses Her Starry-Eyed Portraits in “Recycling Humanity” | Hi-Fructose Magazine Hikari Shimoda, Bizarre Magazine, Beautiful Bizarre, Nagano Japan, Superflat, Mark Ryden, Arte Punk, Audrey Kawasaki, Weird Art

The sparkling and sweet demeanor of Japanese artist Hikari Shimoda's child subjects is equally enchanting and disarming, and full of possibilities. Born and currently based in Nagano, Japan, but raised on Japanese animation and comics, Hikari herself is not unlike her characters, living on the edge between a place deeply rooted in its beliefs and traditions and an exciting, however uncertain, future. First featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 29, and also on our blog, her works in recent years have…

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Hikari Shimoda, Short Eyebrows, Tokyo Art, Dangerous Minds, Japanese Pop Culture, Contemporary Fine Art, Japanese Artists, Art Block, Anime Inspired

Hikari Shimoda plunged into the contemporary fine art world after completing her studies in illustration at the prestigious Kyoto Saga University in Japan. She is enormously inspired by Japanese pop culture which provides a spark for both the elements of frivolity and horror that dominate her work. Through her frequent use of children as motifs, she openly explores the struggles and aspirations faced by adults in modern society. From Miami to Tokyo, Milan and New York, Shimoda has been…

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