Hideaki Kawashima

b. 1969, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Hideaki Kawashima is a Tokyo-based artist that has developed a distinctive representational style characterized by exaggerated proportions, androgynous and sensuous figures, and monochromatic or minimal palettes—a result of the artist considering himself to be “bad at colors.” His works touch upon themes of spirituality, mythical narratives, anxiety, depression, and isolation. (Courtesy of Artsy).