About

 

Yutaro Inagaki is a contemporary Japanese artist born in 1998. He is a figurative painter currently based in London. Raised in the suburbs near Tokyo, he has long been fascinated by the idea of the big city. During his teenage years, he was immersed in graffiti and urban exploration in Tokyo—experiences through which he began to understand the relationship between the city and its people. These early encounters continue to influence his murals, public artworks, and studio practice today.

Inagaki is currently developing a series of figurative paintings that depict everyday life in futuristic urban environments.

The figures in his works are often covered in black, concealing regional and cultural traits to emphasize a sense of anonymity. Made from synthetic-looking materials, they retain human form while suggesting a post-human presence.

Growing up in Japan, a largely homogeneous and group-oriented society, Inagaki has long questioned the place of individual identity within the collective. His practice explores themes such as repression and desire, tension and release, gentrification, and the plastic texture of contemporary city life.