Manabu Ikeda
Manabu Ikeda was born in 1973 in Saba, Japan. He is a Contemporary Artist known for his SUPER-detailed Pen and Ink drawings. Most of his artworks are done on a VERY large scale, and take an average of THREE YEARS to complete!
"Rebirth" - 2016
Can you imagine spending 8 hours, every single day, for 3 years straight working on the same artwork?! Manabu Ikeda is certainly a talented artist, but also one with LOTS of dedication and PERSISTENCE!!
"Foretoken" - 2008
Take a close look at all the DETAILS in Manabu Ikeda's artworks . . INCREDIBLE!
"History's Rise and Fall" - 2006
ART IDEA #1
This drawing by Ikeda is called "Regeneration". Can you tell what he was thinking about when he made it? What do you SEE? Each one of his pictures tells a STORY . . not with words, but with Lines, Colors, Shapes and Dots. See if you can CREATE an Artwork that tells a STORY . . make it a Good One!
ART IDEA #2
This picture shows a Close-Up DETAIL from Ikeda's "Rebirth" artwork above. Even though it's just a small section, it almost looks like an Artwork all by itself! CREATE an artwork with AS MUCH DETAIL as you can . . it might take some time!
ART IDEA #3
In this picture you can see how BIG Ikeda works! LOTS of Space to tell a visual story. Find a BIG piece of paper, and CREATE as much DETAIL as you can on one sheet.
...OR, try a 'small' piece of paper, and see what happens!?
