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Takato Yamamoto (山本タカト, Yamamoto Takato) is a Japanese contemporary artist and manga artist known for his unique style of Ukiyo-e painting. He is a member of the Tokyo Illustrators Society and the International Ukiyo-e Society.

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Early life

Yamamoto was born January 15th , in Akita Japan. He studied painting at Tokyo Zokei University, graduating in He illustrated for commercial advertising in the s before developing an interest in Ukiyo-e art and novel covers in the s^[1].

In he coined the term 'Heisei Estheticism' to describe his unique style encompassing themes of life, death, violence, sexuality, erotica, and the macabre. By the s Yamamoto was focusing primarily on his own original paintings in this style^[2].

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He works primarily with acrylics on paper or canvas, using mechanical pencil for his underdrawings.

Career

Yamamoto’s debut was an exhibition in entitled 'Heisei Estheticism' and held at Creation Gallery G8 in Ginza Tokyo.

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