Amazing fairytale photography by Haseo Hasegawa 

Source:  http://kichigai.kill.jp/index.html
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Breathtaking art by Japanese artist Sayaka Ganz. 

She creates amazing animal sculptures made of salvaged plastic parts. Her amazing creations are characterized by an incredible sense of motion and her inspiration is supported by a genuine belief that “If we value our resources we will waste less.” http://www.designisthis.com/blog/en/post/animal-sculptures-sayaka-ganz

So unusual and intriguing works of Chinese artist Ah Xian. 
Artist explores aspects of the human form using ancient Chinese craft methods including porcelain, lacquer, jase, bronze, and even concrete. The artist often uses busts of his own family members including his wife, brother, and father onto which he imprints traditional designs with a vivid cobalt blue glaze.
More: http://www.art-days.com/ah-xian-porcelain-portraits/

How many faces do you see? 

What if we told you there are 30 people in one photo here? In 1999, Japanese artist Ken Kitano started an ongoing project called Our Face. It involves taking photographic portraits of people on 35 mm film and evenly printing their faces atop one another. Amazing results! http://www.ourface.com/english/

Oiran


Oiran 花魁 - Japanese courtesans back in 17th and 18th century. There're no more Oiran in modern times but there're few Matsuri (festival) parading wearing Oiran costume. 

Oiran or Japan’s highest ranking courtesans were the grandest and most spectacular women of the “floating world”. Found on tokyopic.com

No rules, no limitations, no boundaries, it's like an art - hairstyle of oiran. What do you think about hairstyle like this? 
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Oiran, known for their beauty, artistry and intelligence, dictated the fashions of the day and influenced many artists, poets and musicians. Found on stat.ameba.jp

The word oiran means “first flower” which poetically indicates their exalted status in society.
Another Oiran style hairstyle 
Found on oocamera.exblog.jp

An oiran’s costume consists of many layers of thick padded kimonos along with a large ornate brocade obi tied in the front as was required in her profession. (Kimonos traditionally are tied in the back).

Oiran wearing koma geta.
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Oiran are part of Japan’s cultural legacy and the famous oiran parade called the “oiran-dochu” is still re-enacted in Japan today.
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Japanese multidisciplinary artist Tomoko Konoike explores various crystaline structures in sculptures and drawings. Drawing inspiration from manga, Shinto animism, Noh drama, and pop culture, the artist creates surreal, otherworldly artworks that encompass sculpture, drawing, photography, and animation.

A Reflective Six-Legged Wolf Covered in Mirror Shards by Tomoko Konoike
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Amazingly intricate artworks by Sagaki Keita heart emoticon Worldwide classics made up of thousands of tiny cartoons!

Keita Sagaki recreates classic paintings by drawing them straight onto paper without drafting them first
His works can take a year to make. 

From a distance, they look like painstaking recreations of classic paintings like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
But a closer look reveals these amazingly intricate artworks are created from thousands and thousands of childlike sketches.

And the 27-year-old, originally from Ishikawa, northern Japan, does not draft the pictures, which can take months to create.
He said: 'I don't draft my work, I just draw it in pen, directly onto paper.
'I usually use a 0.38mm pen, and sometimes ink thinned with water to achieve a grey tone, but that's all.'

Incredibly, Keita Sagaki's works, which can take almost a year to create, are completely improvised and drawn directly onto paper without being drafted first.

Despite his direct approach, Mr Sagaki, who lives in Tokyo, said that some of the pictures have taken him months to complete.
He said: 'It varies according to the size of the work. The Last Supper took the longest time. I drew it for approximately ten months.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068717/Keita-Sagaki-The-man-hand-draws-classic-paintings--using-thousands-cartoons.html#ixzz3KH57tJP5 

He uses a tapestry of thousands of cartoon characters - woven together to resemble the famous works they mimic.

More: http://lostininternet.com/sagaki-keita-draws-images-within…/
http://sagakikeita.com/works.html