Tokyo / H: 42.0cm W: 178.7cm / 2006 / Inkjet Print on Paper

Ryu Itadani is born in 1974 in Osaka, Japan. Since then, he has been living in Osaka, Toronto, and London and since 2004; he has been living and working in Tokyo. He graduated from Central St. Martins College of Art and Design with Degree in Graphic Design.

He has a very unique point of view towards his surrounding especially city, inanimate objects and nature, which contributed mainly into his works’ theme. He plays with hand-drawn lines and lots of colours in creating his artworks. The end result produces a very simple, naive yet detailed drawing with bright colours to bombard the viewer.

“I see the things, then I see the lines, then I see the colors,” he says. “In terms of creation, I try my upmost. Enjoyment is important to me. Communication is the key thing.”

J-WAVE / H: 50.4cm W: 42.0cm / 2008 / Inkjet Print on Paper

His media are just as simple. He uses black pen to draw lines on a white piece of paper, proceed to scan the drawing, and input colours using computer software. Lately, he has started using acrylic painting as well.

His style of drawing can be found in various fashion labels, magazines, newspapers and advertisements. Recently, Itadani has worked with OMOTESANDO HILLS and Asahi Newspaper.