SheWalksSoftly

Hikari Shimoda blurs the boundaries between cuteness and horror in her neon-spattered manga style depictions of children (often in heroic costume).

She feels the ambiguity and fluidity of childrens’ identity makes them excellent subjects

Some are sweet, yet slightly soul-less…

And some paintings look like the fallout after an explosion at a toy factory.

Here’s my favorite piece:

Hikari Shimoda

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