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Kenya Shimizu: Homoerotic Fantasies

Kenya Shimizu was born in Fukui Prefecture in Japan, 1976. He devoted himself early on to mastering the techniques of his art. His homo-erotic fantasies (pen and ink) – very much in the Japanese erotic tradition – are brilliant compositions executed with panache and great skill. His paintings on gold and silver leaf, are masterpieces of watercolour workmanship; His watercolours of modern Japan – reveal and portray the present-day homo-erotic fantasies of the ‘salarymen’ and students of today’s Japan.

"Eye of the Samurai" Watercolour on gold leaf painting by Kenya Shimizu

''Tiger Tattoo'' Watercolour on gold leaf painting by Kenya Shimizu

"Seductive Samurai" Watercolour on gold leaf painting by Kenya Shimizu

"Sunset Lovers" watercolour painting by Kenya Shimizu

"Secrets of the Salaryman No. 5 - Aroma" Watercolour painting by Kenya Shimizu

"Secrets of the Salaryman No 3 - Playtime" by Kenya Shimizu

"Secrets of the Salaryman No. 6 - Office Dream" Watercolour painting by Kenya Shimizu

"Secrets of the Salaryman No. 1 - 69" Watercolour by Kenya Shimizu

"Winter Love" Watercolour by Kenya Shimizu

Art from Japan has always had a special significance in the West. Superb technique, traditional stylization, and wonderful naturalism that comes from acute observation, have always captivated connoisseurs. Japan’s long history of erotic art has also been of great interest. Within recent years, one of the leading Japanese practitioners of homo-erotic painting – Sadao Hasegawa – sadly died. Now a worthy successor has come onto the scene.

Kenya Shimizu possesses superb technical ability; his pen and ink drawings are masterpieces of the traditional formalized style; and, in his watercolours, his acute observation creates striking images. Kenya’s work is published in mainstream Japanese gay magazines.

http://adonisartgallery.3dcartstores.com/Kenya-Shimizu_c_96-1-0.html

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Your blog is such a beautiful menagerie of so many interesting, informative, and beautiful things. Thank you so much for posting.

Thank you very much. Even more appreciated since yesterday night I received a comment from someone that said it would be better if I stop to post since mine is a "poor blog" and he suggested to "raise your standards or quit updating this site because this is just a waste in the blogosphere. I regret visiting this blog."

What? Oh, people can be so petty on the internet. Ignore him. Probably jealous of your popularity and creativity. We all get that sometimes if we do something well.

Beautiful and weirdly fitting. I am reading Men of Tokyo: sudden bliss right now. I don't know where I saw the cover art and heard about the book first, but I came back and read your review and bought it and now have been introduced to a wonderful writer. When I had time, I used to spend hours reading works at yaoi daily on LJ.

Things like that make me wonder what type of person are around... I know it's a petty comment, but I always wonder why someone bothers to leave comments like that. Elisa

I like the Eastern world of imagination, both writing than visual. Now I mostly read, but sometime I like to browse for some nice artist. Elisa

What an insane thing to say. I suspect it was some homophobic troll, or someone who simply enjoys being rude. Please ignore them.

Uhm, I didn't think to the homophobic thing, but probably you are right. I'm so used to not consider it an issue that probably I don't realize the impact of my blog on someone else. Elisa

Don't let it get to you, regardless. Certainly your blog won't be for everyone, but what on the internet is? I agree with the other poster. You're doing something well, which always attracts a few demons. Kick it out the door with the rest of the trash and call it done so you can keep doing what you do so well.

I will take your suggestion ;-) Thank you, Elisa

Tell us his name. We'll send the boys round. ;D

Obviously comments like that one are always anonymous, but thanks for the back up offer ;-) Elisa

Oh, these are great. Beautiful, and so full of (very different) emotions. :D
*feels sudden urge to dig out a Sedonia Guillone*

Yes, Sedonia mastered well the feelings decipt in those paintings. Elisa

I love seeing art by non-Western artists. The vision of queerness in other cultures needs to be seen more. I like to add to the collection in my head of how things look through other people's eyes, what matters to them, what they think is lovely or scandalous or sexual.

I think that Japan has an imaginery all of its own on sex and sexuality. I like very much the old fashion feeling of the painting even if they decipt modern situation. Elisa

These are gorgeous. I love the body art on the Samurai.

Yes, the first three are my favorite too. Elisa

Gorgeous, thanks for sharing!!!

What a totally stupid and rude thing to say!!! It's amazing how some people feel that the internet gives them the right to behave so disgustingly. I'm not surprised it was anonymous, that type of person it usually too cowardly to say things like that up front.

Please don't believe a word of it, you and your LJ reviews are awesome!!!

Lily

Beautiful work...

You are welcome. Elisa

Yes, indeed, I love the first three, but also the salary man are nice. Elisa

Thank you Lily. I wondered more the reason he left the comment, than believed at it. And it would be not for a comment like that that I will stop to blog ;-) Elisa

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