Hiroki Tsukuda
Hiroki Tsukuda’s (b. 1978, Japan) two-dimensional works, rendered entirely by hand and set on yellowish paper, are often conceived via a process of digital collage that combines a collection of his own drawings and snapshot photographs. Tsukuda frequently chooses motifs that are symbolically beautiful: alluring landscapes, sculptures that are considered historically attractive or sexy images that can be found online. In producing his work, the artist initially manipulates various aspects such as the color, orientation, and resolution of each image that serves as his source material, thereby destroying their existing context. By transforming the imagery, a sense of awkwardness is created, that broadly speaking creates a feeling of being abducted into another world or to an expanding parallel universe. Created with meticulous detail, Hiroki Tsukuda’s intricate, not completely monochromatic works illustrate collapsed spaces, in which mechanized worlds merge with sci-fi mythos in states of controlled chaos and organic mutation.
