The paintings of Takato Yamamoto have a vicious beauty; their stunning detail is akin to the Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of the 18th century that initially influenced his work, but Yamamoto has developed his style into something he calls “heisei aestheticism.” He combines brutality with serenity in his paintings – blood and gore envisioned in intricate and delicate lines, with a graceful flow running through each scene. There is a vibrant sexuality in much of his work, but he also works in death and torture in the disturbingly erotic way that you expect from manga. Yamamoto’s work is available as high quality prints here, and you can also pick up books of his work. Step through the gates of the underworld and check out a gallery of his work below…
Alberto Vespignani
September 12, 2015 at 11:46 am
Jovana Erzsébet Kalkan
Flavie Rose
September 12, 2015 at 4:13 am
Donovann Arnbjörn Erickson
Steph Bathory
September 12, 2015 at 3:10 am
Nice 😈
Zoi Simone Cameron
September 11, 2015 at 8:22 pm
Jack Strang
Eddie Morgan
September 11, 2015 at 4:55 pm
Jessi Irving
Jessi Irving
September 11, 2015 at 4:57 pm
Ooooohhhhh
Ssergiø Rubiøø
September 11, 2015 at 2:27 pm
Debo Meta Morphosix
Zev Deans
September 11, 2015 at 12:09 pm
I own all of these books
Colin Leipelt
September 11, 2015 at 11:50 am
Beautiful work. Too bad it’s the most uniformly misogynist thing I’ve seen in a very long time.
Woody Wretched
September 11, 2015 at 10:45 am
Lauren
Lauren Elizabeth Alberque
September 11, 2015 at 10:50 am
yessss i love yamamoto
Achraf Numidus
September 11, 2015 at 10:21 am
Morgan Von Feuster
Morgan Von Feuster
September 11, 2015 at 11:58 am
thx
Gawth Marenghi
September 11, 2015 at 9:40 am
Yamamoto is a visionary. Good job for spreading the word.
Jesué A. Oliveras
September 11, 2015 at 8:19 am
Melanie Vignau
Melanie Vignau
September 11, 2015 at 9:02 am
I know! I love his art
Thomas Proskow
September 11, 2015 at 8:18 am
Japanese gothic art has a beauty to it you can’t find elsewhere
Paul Main
September 11, 2015 at 7:18 am
Keith Mitchell x
Erin Blondin
September 11, 2015 at 6:50 am
Nate Osborne
Nate Osborne
September 11, 2015 at 9:07 am
Ooh! This is perfect! I’ve kinda been looking at a lot more stuff like this lately. Thanks!
Ross White-Chinnery
September 11, 2015 at 6:44 am
One of my faves.
Brittany SlaughterHouse Hebenton
September 11, 2015 at 6:26 am
Love this
Josh Haney
September 11, 2015 at 6:07 am
Mark
Teo Segale
September 11, 2015 at 5:22 am
Rita sempre per quella storia eheh
Rita Vargiu
September 11, 2015 at 5:51 am
questo ha un disegno più raffinato, che meraviglia <3
Hermann Norse
September 11, 2015 at 5:22 am
Awesome.
Danielle Nao-chan
September 11, 2015 at 4:24 am
He is one of my faves 🙂
Emma Louise
September 11, 2015 at 4:15 am
Francesca Dunn
Brittany Jarvis
September 11, 2015 at 3:16 am
Ace art!!
Richard Levy
September 11, 2015 at 3:16 am
Klimt meets Munch on a dissecting table
Blake Viola
September 11, 2015 at 3:53 am
Maybe a bit of Egon Schiele as well
Ather Tawfik
September 11, 2015 at 5:32 am
Alaa Yussry
Cathy Bennett
September 11, 2015 at 6:58 pm
I see where PUSHEAD got his inspiration from.
Raphael Vaxelaire
September 11, 2015 at 3:10 am
Pascal Crafty Carper here is som of the same. Didn’t browsed through though, maybe same pics.
Joe Goddard
September 11, 2015 at 2:54 am
Pubert Addams
Ed Arvizu
September 11, 2015 at 2:42 am
Francisco Garcia MAGNUS!
Sexy And Inked
September 11, 2015 at 2:32 am
<3 Hey Guys.The Body Is A Temple.Let's Decorate It's Walls.If You Like,Please Push The Thumb Up (Y).Thank You <3