Kamijo is known for his colourful, stylised poodles. The Japanese artist works across paper and canvas using a mixture of materials including oil pastel, pencil and pen, as well as acrylic and oil paint. Kamijo’s use of block colour and isolated shapes accrue into recognisable compositions with a hard-edged, graphic style. Varied texture is created through cross-hatching, repetitive patterning and layering paint. Born in Nagano in 1975, Kamijo attests the blocked-out compositions of his work to ancient techniques of Japanese woodblock printing such as Ukiyo-e. The works also evoke the Obsessio...
Bio
Susumu Kamijo was born in 1975 in Nagano, Japan, and is now based in Brooklyn, New York.
Did you know?
The artist lives with his two dogs, one wire fox terrier and one poodle, the latter of whom has - quite evidently - provided a wealth of inspiration for his practice.
Collaborations
Kamijo's debut Avant Arte edition, The Sinner at Dusk, was the first time one of his voluptuous pooches had been realised in 3 dimensions.