Comments on: Yoyogi’s Yukinko Akira

By: Ueno’s Masahiro Tatematsu | Out of Ruins

Ueno’s Masahiro Tatematsu | Out of Ruins — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:53:41 +0000

[...] Tatematsu is another heaven artist like Yukinko Akira, regularly putting out a unique and innovative street-entertainment product that had to pass [...]

By: BRADY

BRADY — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:12:46 +0000

I’ve seen him several times at Yoyogi and also he was a featured artist at a celebration near Shimbashi for a week. That was over 3 years ago and it looks like he hasn’t changed his performance much. It is pretty fascinating, and unique, but when I saw this post, I was hoping I’d have seen some evolution in his style. From the short video though it appears almost exactally the same gig he was doing 3 or 4 years ago…maybe his style of art has changed…but not much…a lot of people walking towards an opening in a dark space…..lots of horizontal lines…same as before. Still, I would love to see him put that show on here in Vancouver. People would we awestruck and he’d gather an enormous crowd.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:05:55 +0000

I love your pieces about the quirky japanese things. such fun to read!

By: Locohama

Locohama — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:32:00 +0000

Great Profile!
Yep, makes you feel like getting out of Yokohama for a spell and drifting over to Yoyogi Park.
Thanks for sharing!

By: freedomwv

freedomwv — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:44:55 +0000

Really cool! This guy is always fun to watch.

By: billywest

billywest — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:49:28 +0000

Hell of a good feature! I’ve never been much of a Yoyogi Park-goer, but I’m definitely considering hanging out there more often. The sad thing is that it’s only a 20-min walk from my place.

By: Can. Mike

Can. Mike — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:15:43 +0000

I’ve seen this guy a few times, and I have to admit he puts on a heck of a good show.

However when I saw him he wasn’t giving his paintings away for free. There’s a donation box and people (if they have any feelings) usually give him a some money.

By: bad hair boy

bad hair boy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:07:50 +0000

wow, he’s amazing! it’s great you’ve added the video to see him in action.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:04:48 +0000

It’s very cool of him to hand out the artwork for free to some random person. It’s interesting also that Tokyo gives out Heaven Artist titles. It sounds like a good system. I wonder if any other cities around the world have anything similar?

Nice report and explanation of a dude many must have seen before.