About Shohei Otomo
Born 1980. Shohei Otomo is a Japanese artist.
, sometimes stylized professionally as SHOHEI, is a Japanese artist known for his drawings with ballpoint pens.
Early life Shohei Otomo was born in 1980 and grew up in Tokyo. He is the son of manga artist Katsuhiro Otomo and his wife, Yoko.
Style Otomo's illustrations are described as hyperrealistic with cyberpunk elements. When including human figures in his art, he tends to cover their eyes with goggles, justifying this by saying, "if you show the eyes, the character’s presence overwhelms the picture".
Exhibitions His first art exhibition was in the US at DalArts gallery in Kansas City in the early 2000s. In 2017, he had this third gallery exhibition in Australia.
He has additionally had his work displayed in exhibitions in France, Italy, and Mexico.
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