TUJ Art I create art to tell stories. Almost all of my artworks have characters and stories. Almost all of my photographs, paintings, and video games have main characters. Rarely are those my own because you can find touching stories anywhere. At the same time, almost always, those stories do reflect me as a creator. Just like sculpture, my artworks are something only my hands could shape up, and that’s what drives me to create those.
Drawing
Go Ultraman!, 2020
Charcoal on newspaper
40 x 54 cm
Self-Portrait, 2020
Charcoal on newspaper
40 x 70 cm
Photography
Ghost, 2021
Inkjet print
29.7 x 21 cm
Men in Black, 2021
Inkjet print
29.7 x 21 cm
RocknRoll, 2021
Inkjet print
29.7 x 21 cm
Time for Parasols, 2021
Inkjet print
29.7 x 21 cm
Mother, 2021
Inkjet print
29.7 x 21 cm
Untitled, 2021
Inkjet print
29.7 x 29.7 cm
Painting
Alizarin Crimson, 2021
Oil on canvas
45 x 38 cm
ど〜ん, 2021
Oil on canvas
45 x 38 cm
Cleoptra, 2021
Oil on canvas
53 x 45 cm
Home, 2021
Oil on canvas
40 x 60 cm
Jin’s scream, 2022
Woodblock oil paint
50 x 80 cm
Blue Period, 2022
Oil on canvas
60 x 45 cm
Guidance, 2022
Glass paint and oil on glass
28 x 20 cm
Journey, 2022
Glass paint and oil on glass
28 x 20 cm
Destination, 2022
Glass paint and oil on glass
20 x 20 cm
Bio
Jin Kurataki is a Tokyo-based artist, graphic designer, and game designer. He graduated with a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, University of Michigan, and a Bachelor degree in Art, Temple University Japan Campus. With the knowledge in multidisciplinary fields, he aims to combine art and science to create new ways to play and learn.