Tuesday 25 September 2018

If You Live In Tokyo,

you might recognize this map,


it is a path from Kudanshita that goes through the neighborhood of Kagurazaka and ends at Waseda, (Google Map), 

 well Mateusz Urbanowicz, also known as Matto, is a Polish artist and illustrator currently based in Tokyo, who walks this route, making these charming and detailed water colours on his way along the path,  

 in 2017 he began working as a freelancer so he could focus on personal projects like Tokyo Storefronts, His latest project is Tokyo at Night, a series of 10 watercolor illustrating the back streets of Tokyo at night,

 those who know Tokyo will find affinity in the prints in that, even the back streets are never really dark, there’s always a vending machine, a neon sign or a small eatery glowing from the inside that keeps the paths illuminated,

the project, which focuses more on dimly lit back streets and empty parking lots, rather than well-known destinations, is all online, but individual prints are available for sale through an online shop as well, and no I am not on commission, I just wish I could paint pictures like these, to me they look so cool.


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