Hiroyuki Matsuura's proactive enthusiasm towards the constantly advancing technology that triggers cultural evolution is vividly integrated with his charmingly amiable characters. The artist astutely employs our sense of geniality towards these characters to indicate our contemporary social tendencies and habits in daily interaction, immersion, transformation, connectivity with digital media.

His work Akatsuki stands at the crossroads of reality and imagination with a seductive power that captivates the audience. A ninja in alternative attire is lying on a traditional Japanese tatami, carrying a Japanese sword at his thigh. His stare is intense and the angle at which he is painted is pro...