The unparalleled 8 heroes of Ezo, assembled
The second installment of the "EZO Punks" series, a subspecies of Japanese culture. From the large-headed portraits of Ezo, which began as an homage to Sharaku's Okubi-e, an otherworldly aura rises. Their new series makes its appearance. Kabukimono, clad in the spirituality of flora and fauna endemic to Hokkaido, strike a pose at the very edge of their respective engagement distances. Beyond the Blakiston Line, beyond the windbreak forests, beyond the utility poles, lies the otherworld that has always been there. The spirit-armored trans-punks beckon you to that boundary. It seems that recently, brown bears have been wandering on the asphalt. "It is easy to enter the Buddha's realm, but difficult to enter the demon's realm."...
If so, now is the time for the demon realm!


Yasuharu Fujiya
Born on March 11, 1981, in Hokkaido. Lives in Sapporo. Graduated from Hokusei Gakuen University's Faculty of Letters, Department of American Literature in 2003. Held his first solo exhibition in 2006. Since then, he has presented his works both in Japan and internationally. He creates drawing works that express "otherworldly beings" using watercolors on printmaking washi paper and acrylic on canvas.