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Neo Ukiyo-e.

Pictures of the floating world, worn.

Inside the series
White Tiger Hood: a calm woman inside a white tiger hood, coral koi-scale coils wrapping her among clouds.
White Tiger HoodNeo Ukiyo-e / Skeeva
The world

Old myth.
New clothes.

Neo Ukiyo-e brings the floating world into contemporary streetwear. A tiger becomes a hood. A dragon coils around a shoulder. Flowers expand across a garment until it fills the frame.

The wearer stays calm. The clothes and creatures carry the spectacle.

The plates.

Guardians, hoods and coils.
Seven works from the series.

Koi-Scale Hood: a woman under a snarling white tiger hood, a dragon coiling through her long dark hair.
Koi-Scale HoodNeo Ukiyo-e
Flower Puffer: an indigo-haired woman enclosed in a blue floral puffer, breaking the pale inset panel.
Flower PufferNeo Ukiyo-e
A woman in a white track jacket wrapped by a green dragon and coral flames, on pink and white panels.
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A woman in a blue-spotted fur coat leans against a pale green tiger, wrapped in pink clouds.
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Koi-Tiger Rest: a woman in a white hoodie sits among clouds as a coral tiger with koi markings curls around her.
Koi-Tiger RestNeo Ukiyo-e
A woman in a leopard-print coat sits on pink clouds beneath a green dragon with a tiger head.
Neo Ukiyo-eSkeeva

Beyond
the frame.

The inset panel gives the image a boundary. The figure crosses it.

In Flower Puffer, the jacket becomes almost the whole composition: oversized, painted with peonies, wrapped around a still face.

The figure spills beyond the inset panel.

Flower Puffer, interactive detail view.

A language
of its own.

The guardian

Myth is worn: as a hood, a print, a coil or a protector at the shoulder. The beast belongs to the figure.

The painted surface

Indigo hair, coral around the eyes, soft clouds and large flowers. The surface stays matte; small details catch the light.

The signature

Real Japanese glyphs, set from the studio’s seal kit. The margin is part of the artwork.

Neo Ukiyo-e / Prints

Guardians.

Five women. Each with her guardian.

The first Neo Ukiyo-e print collection follows tigers, dragons and a koi on its way to becoming a dragon.

Print releases & updates
Continue into World II

Prismatic Souls.

Artwork by Skeeva