First Impressions
How manga and Japanese classics moulded the artist
Yuka Sakuma
What, outside of traditional art, has most inf luenced your work throughout the years?
Manga and anime, which are, of course, two of the most popular cultural institutions in Japan. I grew up watching and reading so much of them from an early age. The shapes of the characters, the beauty of the lines, and the contrast between black and white found in manga have all had a major part to play in my art and its development.
Is there a painting you saw in your formative years that changed everything? What was it?