Akiko Hoshino is a japanese contemporary figurative artist. Her preferred mediums are charcoal and pastel. In general, her work may be defined as hyper-realistic. This said, she creates these realistic portraits utilizing soft colors and emphasized dynamic lighting.
What I like most about her work is that she creates art with a humanitarian purpose. According to her statement, she creates to give people hope. In this respect, many of her works feature heavily expressive subject matter such as isolated or visually depressed individuals. By emphasizing this subject matter, she gives the viewer the opportunity to project themselves onto the plight of the characters in her pieces. In doing so, she creates particularly universal works.
Her website may be found here.
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