Every artist has a unique style of creating art. Choosing materials and colors that correspond with their style is essential for painters or drawers. Japanese artist Hiroki Takeda is known for his colorful watercolor paintings, often depicting various cute animals composed of floral motifs. His way of painting is unique and easily recognizable, so he enjoys the beautiful fusion of flora and fauna depicted in his art.
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Hiroki Takeda is a watercolor artist with almost 132k Instagram followers. His art, which mainly consists of animals painted using floral motifs and plant parts, can be found on his page.
Hiroki is currently working with a management company, TRiCERA, a global art marketplace that helps connect people in Japan and overseas by selling original paintings. You can buy his art online, and he sells his work internationally.
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Architecture & Design reached out to Hiroki’s management team, and when they responded, they mentioned that Hiroki Takeda is one of their most unique talents.
We wanted to know more about what inspired this one-of-a-kind painting style, which uses floral and plant patterns to depict animals. The artist’s mother loved flowers and greenery, so since he was young, he has always been surrounded by such an environment, both in the garden and indoors.
So, it was only natural to take inspiration from his surroundings regarding what to paint. Hiroki told us, “I knew I wanted to draw pictures with flowers and plants as motifs when searching for original artworks. When I looked at pictures of animals, the flow of their hair looked like leaves, and the scales of iguanas looked like a collection of flowers. At that time, I felt that there might be some unique expression that I could apply to my paintings.”
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What also draws the eye in the paintings is that they are made with watercolors that are not that easy to manipulate, but obviously, it’s worth it as the results are excellent.
Hiroki told us that he took watercolor classes at university and fell in love with them: “I was shocked by how beautiful the watercolors were painted by the special instructor I met there. I learned about the beauty of watercolor as an art medium, and he taught me about it.”
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Of course, every artist evolves, develops, and searches for new ways to improve or challenge themselves. Hiroki thinks his painting style will evolve even if he doesn’t want it. He says, “I am never satisfied with my expression, and I can only imagine that my worldview is just beginning and evolving.”
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The paintings are very detailed, and the color transitions are seamless. To achieve that, Hiroki spends about five hours on one A4-size painting. He always uses the same colors, paper, and brushes.
For his ‘models,’ if you could call the animals that, the artist buys high-quality photos from the internet taken by professionals. He uses the photos as a reference and starts drawing his vision. Hiroki reveals how his works of art come to life: “I don’t want to draw too many lines, and I want to create areas that are not white, so I am careful not to draw too much.”
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When asked what plans his fans could look forward to, the artist revealed that he has a couple of goals, “I would like to create a space like Andy Warhol’s Factory where fans can come into contact with my works at any time. I want to create a world full of flowers, not only two-dimensional works but also three-dimensional works, video works, etc., worldwide.”
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What do you think of Hiroki’s art? Will you follow up with him to keep up with his work? Let us know your reactions to these colorful and unique paintings, and don’t forget to upvote the one that spoke to your heart the most.
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