Tatsuro Kiuchi's illustrated world is as delicately beautiful as they come

Date
25 September 2012

Given his vast and distinctive body of work, we’re mildly ashamed to say we’ve only just discovered illustrator Tatsuro Kiuchi. The Japanese illustrator is a graduate of Art Center College of Design, Pasadena and has worked for some of the biggest and best clients out there across the US, Europe and his native Japan.

Tatsuro began his career specifically illustrating children’s books and covers (to-date he’s illustrated over 20) his light touch and expressive mark-making lending themselves naturally to the whimsical narratives of children’s tales. Since then he’s branched out into editorial, advertising and most other varieties of illustration, amassing a body of work that demonstrates a prolific practice.

Stylistically his work is reminiscent of mid-century French poster art; the light palettes, grainy textures and overlaid layers combining to evoke a dreamy sense of aged advertisements for the summertime riviera or a high-class train journey. But its universal appeal has seen it applied to every imaginable medium, from postage stamps to Starbuck’s mugs. A truly unique and considered body of work.

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: Personal Work

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: Please Magazine Cover

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: Please Magazine Cover

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: The Red Ninja

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: The Red Ninja

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: The Red Ninja

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: The Blue Castle

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: The Blue Castle

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: The Golden Road

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: The Golden Road

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: A Tangled Web

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: A Tangled Web

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: Taisei Magazine Cover

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Tatsuro Kiuchi: Taisei Magazine Cover

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About the Author

James Cartwright

James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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