Born in Chiba. Resides in Tokyo.
Manabu Yamaguchi began creating illustrations around 2005. In 2007 he attended classes at Illustration Aoyamajuku, where he learned the fundamentals of illustration from Hiroyuki Izutsu and Etsuko Sakuta for three years.
In 2008, Yamaguchi was accepted in the digmeout 2008 competit… Read More
Born in Chiba. Resides in Tokyo.
Manabu Yamaguchi began creating illustrations around 2005. In 2007 he attended classes at Illustration Aoyamajuku, where he learned the fundamentals of illustration from Hiroyuki Izutsu and Etsuko Sakuta for three years.
In 2008, Yamaguchi was accepted in the digmeout 2008 competition for his paintings in oil pastel. After switching his main media to acrylic, he has been developing his new style in which his figures stand in stark contrast to their respective backgrounds. Strongly inspired by 90s hip hop and street culture, his work evokes feelings of both disenchantment and loneliness.
千葉県生まれ、東京都在住。
2005年頃よりイラストレーションを描きはじめ、2007年から3年間イラストレーション青山塾ドローイング科でイラストレーター井筒啓之、作田えつ子の指導を受ける。
2008年、オイルパステルを用いた作品でdigmeout 2008選出。その後メイン画材をアクリル絵具に変え、分割された背景に人物を配置したイラストレーションを中心に描く。90年代のヒップホップや現代のストリートの影響を受け、描かれる人物は孤独感やふてぶてしさを漂わせる。 Read Less
