Saturday 21 November 2020

Do Not Mess With Fish 262,

and you thought fish were fun!


well they are if you can draw and paint them as good as these, above Chaetodon auriga, living in Japan Yusei Nagashima is known as a uofu gaka, a Japanese word referring, specifically, to those who specialize in painting fish,

caesio cuning


Pagrus major

Lutjanus russellii


Acanthogobius flavimanus, some are colourful while others are dullish, but each receives the same attention to detail from the 32-year old artist’s brush, and for the last 3 years Nagashima has been posting a new painting to his website every single Friday. The paintings are accompanied by a short essay on his relationship to the particular fish–memories of it, special characteristics or any other memorable traits, Nagashima just wrapped up an exhibition at Suido Gallery in Tokyo. If you missed it, some of his prints are available online, what a wonderful talent, fish are not the east of subjects to draw or paint, over the years  have seen many artists try to capture the colour and texture of fish, many fail Yusei does not.


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