Monday 3 September 2007

Keiji Ito



Keiji Ito is an art director and painter from Tokyo. His work is often characterised by brightly coloured illustrations combined with photographs. He uses colour copies, vintage prints, coloured pencils and acrylic to create his art. Ito describes his work as “very natural, like a sponge… I observe the world and spit it out in an art form.” What appeals to me in Ito’s work is the use of both illustration and photography. These are the two areas that I am particularly interested in terms of design, and I find it inspiring to see an artist use both. By looking at Ito’s work it inspires me to incorporate this collage idea in my own illustrations and has given me ideas for my self-initiated brief.

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