Construct an interesting order in the midst of chaos, which in turn creates a sense of absurdity but joy, and ultimately forms a comical story in the midst of the excesses.
——Kazuki Oekaki
From an obscure origin, his work is a story, a comic, and a microcosm of a complex everyday life. In his series of works by Japanese illustrator Kazuki Ogaki, any ordinary life becomes hilarious, and it seems that only his imagination can set a limit for its increasingly chaotic picture, and within this limit, humor and wretchedness are everywhere.
Messy and boiling with joy
Kazuki Ogaki lives in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, interned at Jump as a student, and after graduating, he worked as a luggage designer and took care of the design of MV illustration animation. There is not much information about Kazuki Ogaki on the Internet, but this set of daily illustrations about pets and male and female protagonists has captured the attention of "old readers" who once held manga with great precision.
Kazuki Ogaki's work is full of manga, and despite the many details in the painting, he can still take into account the characters, colors, and the rhythm of the composition in his creation. The low-saturation color scheme combines the texture of the paper, so that the interesting ideas that occur in the story space spread out of the picture, although it is not a plot comic, but the work can be independently drawn, but also related to the characters and the plot, this loose but can maintain a unified style of drawing form, in the highly ornamental at the same time, but also give the painter a high degree of creative freedom.
From a blank piece of paper to a full picture, from a simple setting to a complete story, in the messy and humorous imagination space, Ogaki Kazuki let people see a group of eccentric characters. Whether it is a panicked girl, a male protagonist with thick branches, or a clumsy and domineering pet, in the cotton paper and the colorful background tone, it has always exuded a "middle two" temperament. And the increasingly chaotic picture must be the painter's stubborn complex, and has become his iconic visual symbol, stubbornly showing his unique witty and interesting order.
A story sparked by Shiba Inu Cairo
Looking closely at the works, it is not difficult to find that there is always a naughty Shiba Inu in the chaotic picture. According to Kazuki Ogaki, all the stories start from it, and then derive uncontrolled funny pictures, if time can be turned back, people will find that this interesting scene is due to the demolition of the Shiba Inu.
On a very ordinary weekday, Kazuki Ogaki went out to work as usual, leaving Shiba Inu Cairo alone at home. After the owner left, cairo, which was originally well-behaved and quiet, seemed to open the door to a new world, frantically tearing at the old furniture. After work, a messy room not only did not anger Ogaki Kazuki with a shocked face, but gave him unlimited creative inspiration. After that, he infinitely derives and enlarges the picture of that day, and after that, all the stories happen naturally.
From the acceptance of reality to the carving of pictures, from the accidental actions of Shiba Inu to the figurative and continuous story, Ogaki Kazuki has always insisted on painting every painting by hand. As a person who is good at telling stories with pictures, he hopes that his hand-drawn works can more perfectly record the semi-real world where life and comics are combined, although exaggerated, but it is another interesting world.
His messy, your smile
Life can trigger inspiration, but maintaining the continuity of creation requires a strong imagination and a long-lasting ability to tap the potential of the character. Therefore, Ogaki Kazuki must not only narrate in complex lines, but also have a deep content reserve and original spirit in the freshness and entertainment of the plot.
The almost crazy fascination with details allows Kazuki Ogaki's works to nurture more possibilities in square inches, so careful observation of the real world has become a daily compulsory course. Telling realistic things in a two-dimensional state is a fantasy art, but it also sends a sense of truth. The continuous emergence of creative ideas has also given Ogaki Kazuki's series of works a new name - "Capricious Rare Beast Drama Painting". Taking this as an opportunity, he began to work on making a more positive impact through artistic creativity, and strived to promote a variety of commercial projects.
Phone case
Hoodies
Nowadays, the illustrator who accompanies Shiba Inu Cairo also has his own independent art brand, and peripheral products such as clothing and mobile phone cases derived from paintings have also expanded a broader space for development. In his view, breaking through the barriers of the dimension from the chaotic competition requires not only the gratitude of real life, but also the shadow of fantasy in the gratitude.
I was lucky to meet Cairo, and its fortuitous act fulfilled all my fantasies today. I can unleash my excitement and joy, and let my mind continue to create new stories in spontaneous filtering and condensation. Because here, messiness is an order that can bring smiles.
INTERVIEWER Kazuki Ogaki
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Text Writing: Eye Edge Art Zhi