These are some of the first scifi figures ive seen that really inspire me to want to make art and incorporate "blackness" to it. They are done by a japanese guy called Takayuki Takeya aka "the master". This cat is RAW. For all i know these figures are from a story that is blatantly racist or something, i really dont care tho. Someone could probably look at these and see them as offensive but i get inspired by the strangest things. When i see these i see black people sculpted in a way ive honestly never seen before. I dont know if that speaks to the lack of black representation in the toy/figure industry, or the skill of Takeya.
This guy is japanese and i dont know of any black sculptors outside of the fine art world. If anyone knows of anyone's work and think i might be interested in it please let me know. Im always looking for new artists to look up to and black ones would be particularly cool.
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