Born in 1972 in Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, Yokoteen is a self-taught oil painter currently based in Tokyo. His work features characters like Skateboarder Yokoteen, Teddy, KoKo, and Surfer Giovanni. These figures inhabit vibrant scenes of beaches and skateparks, symbolizing themes of freedom, peace, and kindness. Yokoteen's recent focus on wave-themed paintings captures the sea's power and transparency, aiming to evoke a personal connection with viewers through the traditionally heavy medium of oil painting.
Bibi Lei, born in 1985 in Macau, is a Portuguese-Chinese artist based in Tokyo. A self-taught painter, she primarily uses her fingers to create intuitive, colorful artworks that explore themes of purity, fantasy, and joy. Her signature characters-brave, superhero-like girls-navigate fantastical worlds, embodying the untainted perspective of childhood. Lei's work has gained international attention since 2022, with exhibitions in cities like New York, Tokyo, Paris, and Miami.
