Shinji Kanda

■ Kanda Shinji
Born in Kyoto in 1986. Raised in Hokkaido.
Graduated from the Illustration course of the Department of Information Design at Kyoto University of Arts (formerly Kyoto University of Art and Design) in 2013.
Currently, in addition to exhibiting his work in solo and group exhibitions, he also provides illustrations for card games such as Pokemon and Ultraman.
For me, creating art is like casting a fishing line into my inner self and sketching the mental landscapes that emerge. It is a never-ending pursuit of "visual happiness." What emerges is a surreal worldview with a unique shading, a mixture of magical overlapping images, drawn relentlessly primarily with pen and pencil, and incorporating experimental manga-style drawings and collage techniques.
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