ILLUSTRATE AGGRETSUKO IN WATERCOLOURS
The first time I met Retsuko, a 25-year-old anthropomorphic red panda, was when I worked on my dream project for Netflix. I created a series of murals featuring original films and series in the hand-painted Delft Blue style.
Aggretsuko, aka Aggressive Retsuko, is an animation based on the character created by Yeti for the mascot company Sanrio. Frustrated with her job, Retsy lets out her emotions by going to a karaoke club and singing death metal.
No matter the subject or brief, I always try to experiment as much as possible. Japanese art has a particular appeal to European artists, and I was amazed by coloured woodblocks the first time I saw originals in the museum in St Petersburg. Naturally, I turned to my
