Kazuki Takamatsu was born in 1978 in Sendai, Japan. He has been inspired by mass media and Japanese anime and comics. His style is a mixture of traditional Eastern culture and the fantasies of modern subcultures. With black backgrounds contrasting his smooth, purple-blue brushworks, he mostly uses poster paint, chalks and acrylic paint. At the first glance, his works resemble sophisticated collections of layered X-ray photographs, with the layers creating a three-dimensional effect along with a hand-drawn accuracy that rivals computer generated animations. The s t rong sense of transparency and fluid silhouettes enhance the soft vitality in his works.