Kenji Hirata’s art is dense, brightly colored, hyper-symmetrical, otherworldly and optimistic. He cites as influences, “Jamaican dance hall sound systems, sci-fi futurism, billboards and hand painted signage of South East Asia”. I respect his conscious goal of recreating musical worlds visually; this seems to be something most artists inevitably allude to, fumble around, or reference obliquely.
Here’s a pretty amazing stop motion video that Hirata did to a tune by DJ Klock:
Hirata is currently in a two person show at Fifty 24 SF Gallery in San Francisco until June 24th.
