This Japanese artist had adopted a unique way of painting with the complicated process of resin combined with painting. He had invested a large amount of time into his fish painting prior to adopting such a technique which shows the amount of effort and preparation to achieve such a level. It greatly inspires me how he has used such an unconventional approach to painting to bring his paintings into a new dimension - 3D as opposed to the usual paintings on a 2D surface.
I think what is most fascinating about his work is how one would not think that the artwork was created by painting at first sight. It would look more like a sculpture. The use of the resin and the layers of paint he did is a highly innovative method with amazing results.
What we can learn from him is how he ventured to experiment for a whole new approach to painting in such a unique methodology. In a way, he has opened a whole new possibility in this aspect. Other than gold fishes, other subject matter could also be painted and made to look like 3D objects suspended in resin.
From this, I think I can try to explore new means and ways to incorporate painting into 3D art in such a manner.
