Keigo Mitsui

 

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Born in 1970, lives in Shiga Prefecture, and has been affiliated with Yamanami Kobo since 1989. Most of his works are based on his own experiences. Animals and amusement parks he saw on school trips, baskets full of sweet potatoes harvested from farm work, his favorite balloons and crayons. The fish he often draws are probably the fish he saw in the fresh fish section of the store at his home when he was a child. At the time, his parents ran a supermarket as a family business and were very busy every day, so he was always alone. One of the things he was passionate about at the time was drawing. That feeling hasn't changed to this day. The flowing lines and vivid colors he draws are the same as the pictures he drew on the walls of his home when he was a child.

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born in 1970/ living in Shiga/ at YAMANAMI since 1989 Keigo Mitsui draws about what he has actually experienced before― the animals he saw in the zoo, the amusement parks he went to, a basket full of sweet potatoes which were harvested at the farm, and balloons and crayons which he loves so much. The reason why he often draws fish is that he used to watch a lot of them in the fish tank that was in the supermarket his parents once ran. When he was a child, he spent most of his time alone because his parents were busy. Drawing was one of his favorite activities at that time, and it remained so. The spontaneous lines and vivid colors in his childhood drawings can still be seen in his current art works.