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:
SheWalksSoftly 
2 responses to “Hikari Shimoda”
Lovely colors, especially the last piece, it’s my favorite too.
Yeah, I’m not much for neon usually, but it REALLY works here!