In the history of art, Inio Asano is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Inio Asano as Japanese manga artist.
Inio Asano was born at Ishioka in 1980. His recorded nationality is Japan.
Contemporary practice spans painting, photography, installation and digital media, with biennials and galleries setting reputations.
He worked as mangaka and illustrator.
Among his best-known works are What a Wonderful World!, Solanin and Goodnight Punpun. Looking is a skill, and the artists who last are those who taught their audience how to do it.
That the work was made in Japan shaped it: artistic traditions, academies and the galleries that decide what is seen have never been evenly distributed.
Inio Asano is still working, and the shape of the body of work is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Notable work: What a Wonderful World!
- Notable work: Solanin
- Notable work: Goodnight Punpun
- Notable work: Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction
