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Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. Q1: Can you tell me what kind of artwork you do ?Īnswer: I draw arts that can be popular with men and women of all ages. Q2: As a child, were you always interested in Art ?Īnswer: Art is the only thing I have been interested in ever since from my childhood.Īnswer: I was attending a school of graphic design. Q4: What kind of toys did you play with when you were growing up ? Any Kaiju ?!!Īnswer: I played with my favorite Kaiju sofubi and collected some dinosaur cards. I hope on one of my trips to Japan I can watch Konatsu paint in person ! Amazing ! Q5: Any last words you would like to say to the readers of this blog ?Īnswer: I do appreciate your support for my works! This awesome image of Kaiju Drazoran will be part of the Beauty and the Kaiju art show at Design Festa, West, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan – Dec 22nd, 23rd & 24th, 2010.

I will post more interviews with the Women in the Beauty and the Kaiju project, so keep checking back !!!! Īnd in February 2011, the project moves to Rotofugi in Chicago, with an added bonus we will reveal very soon ?Īnd, for 2011, look for a special project collab between Max Toys and Konatsu ! Giclee prints, signed by Konatsu will be available at the show.Īfter the show, I will make them available for sale via my web store. Over the years Mark Nagata has collected thousands of toys and a fair amount of titles. The man behind San Francisco-based Max Toy Company is widely known as: Toy Collector. But the one description that might fit best is an unofficial one – Kaiju Toy and Art Ambassador. In the Japanese-inspired art and toy area, as well as throughout the larger toy collecting community, Mark is welcomed and recognized for his personal passion and commitment to supporting artists all around the world and the unique works they create. Beginning as a collector in his youth, Mark has had for years a keen eye for great art and a personal interest in collecting that he has spread through a variety of outlets. Trained at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, Mark honed his skills working for himself and for some of the most notable businesses in the country. As a freelance commercial illustrator, he completed works for such prominent companies as Lucasfilms, DC Comics, Hasbro Toys, IBM, Sony, and numerous advertising and design firms, both national and international. Mark’s colorful style graces over 40 cover paintings for R.L.

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Stine’s Goosebumps book series – Give Yourself Goosebumps.Īfter hundreds of assignments, Mark made the decision to move in another direction, and that choice has led to whole new career as a successful businessman.

Negora - 3.For four years, the owner of one of the largest Ultraman toy collections in the world co-published Super 7 Magazine showcasing the finest in Japanese toy collecting.

Nekotakkong - 'Ultraman' custom for 55th Anniversary of Ultraman, 2021.

Vinyl Artist Gacha - 'Kappa-Chan' Series 1, 2014.

Vinyl Artist Gacha - Box Series 1, 2017.

Kaiju Hunting - 'Kumanba' blind box, 2018.

Through her art pieces, she evolved several monstrous animals, some of which she’s transformed into designer toy sculptures under her own Konatsuya brand, including her popular Negora creation.

Konatsu Koizumi, who professionally identifies herself simply as Konatsu, is a Japanese painter and illustrator known for using the traditional sumi-e style.

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