Yamaguchi was born in 1984 in Shibuya, the epicenter of Tokyo street culture and currently works in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up with his parents who are both fashion designers, he was continuously fed a healthy dosage of arts and influenced by various art works such as Ukiyo-e and impressionist paintings. At the age of 7, he started learning the technique of European art, U.S. based pop art culture and graffiti from the likes of Van Gogh, Jean Michel Basquiat and Warhol. These mixed historical art techniques made him create dynamic paintings by exploding with colors. Using what he calls a “cut-and-paste” technique, Yamaguchi samples elements of painting, collage acrylics and spray paint to create works “reminiscent of Hip-Hop samplings from the 70s.” This technique also comes from the characteristic of his hometown Tokyo, which is like a melting pot as in the U.S., where diverse cultures influence each other and create a new culture by mingling together. As impressionists painted their surroundings such as their houses and families, Yamaguchi’s recent portraits are depictions of his friends on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites. Online platform is the current social movement for him and this made him call “Digital Impressionist and Urban Landscape painter”. undefined

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