Enter the enchanting and disarming world of Hikari Shimoda where cuteness and horror co-exist. Inspired by the Japanese manga and anime from her youth, Shimoda''s work expresses modern day issues in colourful and illustrative techniques. Often depicting starry-eyed children, she dresses her characters in heroic costumes resembling Superman and magical girls, an anime sub-genre of young girls who uses magic, revealing problems and struggles in contemporary society through a juxtaposition of brushwork, text and collage.

Such characters mirror our fantasy heroes represent our adult desire to nurture the children of the world and defend the world we have constructed.


Format Inbunden Omfång 148 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Blue Angel Gallery Utgivningsdatum 2021-06-17 ISBN 9780648746898