A Japanese Artist's Stunning Take on Tokyo Skylines

From a distance, Yukino Ohmura’s recreations of classic Tokyo cityscapes look just like the real thing. But upon closer examination, you’ll find thousands of multi-colored sticker dots intricately placed and arranged on black acrylic paint to make up the nighttime scenes of Tokyo’s urban landscapes.

Ohmura told The Verge that the inspiration came from her love of city night scenes. Despite her art professor telling her that "nocturnal themes" are "boring in artwork," she stuck with it — shaking things up by using the dot stickers frequently found in Japanese elementary schools.

”I believe that night scenes are the most beautiful landscapes, so I have some night view pictures on the wall of my house," Ohmura said. "I thought that I could make art more accessible to Japanese people by expressing metropolitan nightscapes with these materials, thereby adding a new twist to a genre that has been said to be 'boring.'" Read more...