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My wife kindly got me two books of his art for Christmas last year. They took forever to arrive from Japan but very much worth the weight. The aesthetic is a very particular view of the 1980s that was also reflected in TV shows like Miami Vice, and the choice of palette is very … Amiga. I wonder if the designers of that computer and its Workbench desktop environment were influenced by his use of colour.


I wonder if early Sonic the Hedgehog games were influenced by his art. The beaches, cityscapes, and palm trees all look similar.


That's an astute observation, especially when I think of all the earliest Sonic marketing material illustrations that came out of Japan.


They were indeed!


Could I trouble you for the titles?

I'd never heard of this artist before and I absolutely love his aesthetic.


Can't edit my original response to you but the books are "Time goes by..." and "Tropical Modern", both by Hiroshi Nagai. Enjoy!


Sure, I'll have a look when I get home.




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