Biography

KAGAYA

KAGAYA was born in 1968. He is a Japanese fine artist and a reputed world forerunner of Digital Painting — doing whole works thoroughly on the computer.

Since his childhood he was fascinated by celestial stars. Having his motif in the grandeur of the eternal cosmic world, he has been working for astronomy, contributing many astronomical illustrations to books, magazines, and planetariums. He creates fine art pictures, and is also active in working for animation & movies.

While the stars are drawn just as they really are, the images are nevertheless fantastic and inspiring, by virtue of his hyper-realism and his Celestial Transparency. He is very popular in Asia. "The Zodiac, 12 Greek Mythologies" is a best-selling jigsaw puzzle.

The minor planet 11949 is named Kagayayutaka, after his real name, in honor of his contribution to astronomy as an artist.

He was awarded the first place in "Digital Art Contest in the USA".

Contact us to learn more about opportunities for licensing KAGAYA's artworks.

View KAGAYA's other galleries:
Scenery of Japan and Stars Collection
Zodiac and Starry Tales Collection