QCA Art: Kinu Sekigushi

For those of you not in the know, yaoi is a popular Japanese term for fictional comics [manga], animated movies [anime] and novels about gay man sex. Nevermind that women sometimes create yaoi for women (kinda like old-skool Playgirl).
Surprisingly, the artist of the drawings above, Kinu Sekigushi, is a young, self-taught, French artist living in Paris. He’s obviously influenced by manga and male portraiture. His idealized forms look like superhero pin-ups combining a slick comic book and centerfold aesthetic with a theatrical appeal.
Sekigushi has mixed traditional hand drawing with digital artwork, and typography to create his own style and branding. Not only has his work toured Europe and received international press, but is drawings also show up on postcards, posters, CD, calendars and today even a few books.
Sekigushi’s also an avid deep sea diver. Hanging out at the beach must give him a lot of time to observe male forms for his projects. You can check out more of his work at his official site and this gay French site.