Paintings by Yofukuro
Yofukuro is a Japanese artistic duo from Kagoshima. The two brothers, Seiichi and Daisei Terazono, create mostly figurative art in different media: acrylic, pastel, and mixed media. Yofukuro means ‘owl’ in the Kagoshima dialect; owls are considered to bring happiness in Japan.
Seiichi Terazono graduated from the Faculty of Design, Okayama Prefectural University in Japan where he learned Communication Design and Computer Graphics Animation. He has worked as a digital artist and engaged in the production of movies and video games. The essence of his work is not only the figurative realism appearing on the surface. Instead, he explores and aims to capture the ‘realism’ within the mind.
Daisei Terazono graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts, where he studied oil painting, fresco, and mosaic. During his studies, he was greatly inspired by the work of Francis Bacon. Daisei seeks to portray emotions such as suffering, the sadness, and pain, which are predominantly hidden from view.
The artistic duo paints together in a studio in Kagoshima and has exhibited all over Japan including the Fei Art Museum in Yokohama and The Spiral Garden in Tokyo. Inspired by Egon Schiele, they add a specific recognizable touch to their paintings and aim at portraying the truth, be it beauty or sadness. Their raw and bold figures have lately attracted considerable international attention.