Born in Aichi Prefecture, Hideaki Kawashima is a Japanese artist currently living and working in Tokyo, Japan. Kawashima graduated from Tokyo Zokei University in 1991 and in 1995 he trained for two years as a Buddhist monk.”Influenced by painter Mark Ryden and photographers Pierre et Gilles, he and his otherworldly figures plot out an ethereal vision that is gaining popularity throughout Asia, Europe, and recently in the United States.”

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