Hiroyuki Izutsu (Japan)

Hiroyuki Izutsu was born in Tokyo in 1955. In 1998 he won one of the annual illustration prizes awarded by the Kodansha publishing house. In 2005 his work was displayed in an exhibition organized by the Nihonbashi Takashimaya art gallery.

Clients: Kodansha, Bungeisyunju, Sinchousha.

Website: Hiroyuki Izutsu

Email: izutsujimusyo@hkg.odn.ne.jp

"My style is unreal realism, freedom and elegance." -- Hiroyuki Izutsu

[Derived from: Campos, C. (2011) Japanese illustration now. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd.. (p.96, 99)]

Hiroshi Yoshii (Japan)

Hiroshi Yoshii is one of Japan's most important digital artists and the designer of some of the most famous characters from Japanese TV shows, ad campaigns and websites. He was also one of the first to use Corel Painter for digital illustration and has written several books on the subject. He is currently working on his own animated series.

Clients: Sony, NTT Docomo, Microsoft, Pixologic, Total, Le Point, SVM Publications, DCNS, Gloria Jean's, Scholastic, Ontex, ALC, ASCII, Japan Telecom, TV Tokyo, Nippon Television Network.

Website: Hiroshi Yoshii

Email: hiroshi@yoshii.com

"In Japan, people's cultural backgrounds are very similar, and this allows artists to express ideas that are completely understood from the outset without any need to go into lengthy explanations."

[Derived from: Campos, C. (2011) Japanese illustration now. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd.. (p.93)]

Hiromi Toriyama (Japan)

Hiromi Toriyama was born in Osaka in 1981 and graduated from Osaka University of Arts in 2004. In 2007 she opened her own studio, Studio: mu, in partnership with Natsuko Yoshino. Of all the awards she has won, the most noteworthy is the top prize in the design category at the 57th Kansai Nika Exhibition.

Website: Hiromi Toriyama

Email: hiromi-toriyama81@yahoo.co.jp

Lesson I (2007)

Lesson II (2007)

Lesson III (2007)

Sunset (2007)

[Derived from: Campos, C. (2011) Japanese illustration now. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd.. (p.89)]

Hiroaki Yamadera (Japan)

Hiroaki Yamadera was born on 4 July 1972. He worked in a design agency for 10 years but in January 2008 he resolved to devote himself full-time to his work as a freelance illustrator. His drawings are notable for the way in which they remain open to interpretation, allowing viewers to exercise their imagination.

Clients: Stern, Ciao, Deep Forest.

Website: Agency - Art Liaison

[Derived from: Campos, C. (2011) Japanese illustration now. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson Ltd.. (p.81)]