Sasaku Kusuriyubi

Sasaku Kusuriyubi is a painter based in the Wakayama prefecture in Japan, influenced by anime, mythology and broader Pop Art sensibilities. The inspiration of her characters come from her childhood in the country side, where she was inspired by how living organisms inhabit the world without any awareness of each other as individuals. Kusuriyubi views this unconsciousness as freedom which is a theme she explores in her art by creating characterisations of yōkai, the “mysterious apparitions” and monsters of Japanese lore. Kusuuriyubi’s main medium of choice is acrylic paint on canvas and much of her works is crafted using Porcreate.