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Toshio Saeki
Artist

Toshio Saeki

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Surreal illustrations combining erotic imagery and Japanese visual traditions.

Saeki Toshio gashū · Tricks for Kids

Born
1945
Birthplace
Miyazaki Prefecture
Died
21 November 2019

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Toshio Saeki

Japanese illustrator and painter whose unsettling drawings circulated through books and exhibitions.

Early life

Art training

Born in Miyazaki Prefecture and raised in Osaka. Studied painting in Kyoto and worked in advertising design from 1963 to 1966.

Career

  1. Late 1960s

    Tokyo

    Moved to seek illustration work.

  2. 1970–1971

    First books

    Published two collections of drawings.

  3. Late 1980s

    Chiba studio

    Moved away from Tokyo to work in the countryside.

Selected work

Saeki Toshio gashū

An early collected volume of drawings.

Tricks for Kids

Published a children’s book.

Beyond work

Privacy

Avoided publicity and explained that distance from the scenes he imagined helped him create them.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Galerie Da-End. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.