Yuko Shimizu was born into a traditional Japanese family and studied advertising and marketing (the most creative of a practical field, as art was not an option) . After 10 years she quit her office job and found freedom in art by studying illustration. She now lives in New York.
I find her work very empowering and she is able to incorporate strong female characters into her work without them losing beauty or grace. Many of the women are geisha inspired super heroines, in images 2 and 3 they are wrestlers, a sport which would be considered were unfeminine. She uses a 1950's Japanese style to create her work.
She has worked on many book and magazine covers, and advertising campaigns.
Japanese Geisha mets Mexican Wrestler
The man is saved by the women
An alternative geisha
Women skydiving
Western goddess inspiration
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