Atsushi Mizushima Works of Art Dinosaurs × Japanese-Style Painting

A fusion of dinosaurs and Japanese painting with brilliant, lustrous colors and an overwhelming sense of reality. The first collection of works by an up-and-coming Japanese painter.

Atsushi Mizushima, an extraordinary artist pioneering an unprecedented world of “dinosaur Japanese painting,” builds on the materials, techniques, and aesthetics unique to traditional Japanese art. His works garnered attention through a collaboration with the National Museum of Nature and Science’s “Dinosaur Expo 2023” and have been noted by dinosaur scholar and icon Makoto Manabe.

* Over 60 works are included, with detailed, full-size reproductions of major pieces to fully convey their powerful textures.
* Includes a dialogue with Makoto Manabe (National Museum of Nature and Science), titled “[How about ‘Dinosaur Japanese Painting’?]”.
* Includes a critique, “Between Reality and Mystery,” by Hiroki Okamoto (Professor, Kobe Design University).
* Features “Thirty Questions and Thirty Answers,” revealing secrets of the creative process, from detailed materials and techniques to favorite dinosaur goods, and more.