Dandelion is the second art book by Fukuoka based Japanese illustrator Zashikiwarashi (ざしきわらし), a bold and vibrantly colored collection of female portraits adorned in stylish street apparel and futuristic headphone tech gear. I reviewed the artist’s first art book Color Palette back in 2021 ( read my review here ).

The visual attractiveness of Zashikiwarashi’s impish female characters are in no small part thanks to the artist’s incredible color sense, with striking, complementary combinations that make the illustrations pop off the pages. The artist’s keen eye and astute sense of stylish street fashion and tasteful combination of tech accessories also jazz up the visual energy levels of the characters.

Fans of famed Japanese illustrator/manga artist Katsuya Terada might spot some similarities ( especially this particular title piece collected in ZENBU ) between the work of both artists; I guess Zashikiwarashi’s work has more of a PG friendly rating; much more playful in nature rather than erotic.

Zashiwarashi ( @WarashiZ ) colorful illustrations decorating the ABC Mart shoe store in Harajuku. I reviewed the artist’s first art book a while back – https://t.co/JSi5ZwvBXF pic.twitter.com/HT4DKdPOXQ

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I definitely dig Zashikiwarashi’s illustrations and art style and hope to see more future work from the artist, hopefully exploring subject matter other than just female portraits. Recommended.

I also suggest checking out the work of another Japanese artist Cotoh Tsumi (古塔つみ), who like Zashikiwarashi has a good pulse on sleek street fashion.

“Dandelion – Zashikiwarashi Illustrations Works ざしきわらしイラスト作品集” details :

– Dimensions – 17.6 × 25 x 1.7 cm
– Softcover, 168 pages
– Full color, in Japanese

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