About the artwork:
The world situation has changed dramatically since I painted these works.
The world is constantly moving, and I feel as if some mysterious disaster is watching us from an unseen place.
Are we really heading towards the end?
No, we are certainly here now. Here in New York.
I hope that through these works you can feel the deep love, quiet sadness, and hope. I painted these works in one go about 10 years ago. Now, in 2025, it may no longer be a world that I can paint.
But these works will continue to be painted now and into the future. Perhaps that is why the true meaning of these works is now being questioned.
In any case, these works are paintings of salvation.
To be honest, I don't remember the details because I painted them in one go, but these works are the result of researching various documents and tapestries. And these works are one of my answers.
-Yoshitaka Amano on the Apocalypse series, 2025
About the artist:
The work of Yoshitaka Amano (b. 1952) has had a far-reaching influence on the history of Japanese art and on Japanese and American popular culture. First coming to prominence in the 1960s working for the Japanese animation company Tatsunoko Productions, Amano’s character designs for franchises such as "G-Force" brought him early widespread acclaim and led to a storied career crafting the aesthetics of numerous anime shows, video games, and comic books.
Amano left Tatsunoko Productions in 1982 and embarked on a career as a fine artist and freelance illustrator. His iconic work on entertainment properties like "Final Fantasy" and "Vampire Hunter D" has garnered him a massive international fan-base.
