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Hiro Ando was born in 1973 on the island of Shikoku in Japan. Hiro Ando started his career as an illustrator in 1995. In 2005 he founded with Saori Nakamishi an artist studio in Tokyo to manage the creation and promotion of other young neo-pop artists who express their own popular culture in their creations. Today the studio "Crazynoodles" has ten artists.

Hiro Ando is a versatile artist. He works in oil on canvas, digital media or video. His technique consists of making several sketches before painting on canvas. The painting shapes itself and emerges in the streets of Tokyo at night, and combines lots of colors and graphics. Hiro paints dark cityscapes and goldfish all over the canvas.

The marriage of the two subjects makes the whole of the painting dynamic and violent, with a strange feeling of eternity given by the goldfish which recall old Japanese paintings and watercolors. The sculpture is a recent addition to the media used by Ando, who started working on a series of orange, green sculptures ... inspired by Japanese popular culture. Thus the cat, which is a lucky charm in Japan, like the Maneki-Neko, takes different forms such as the samurai or the sumo wrestler.

The artist translates this theme into a modern style. The shiny and smooth materials, the vivid colors, the brutal but rounded shapes of Hiro Ando's sculptures take us to the world of manga in which the artist's generation grew up. Hiro Ando's art is the meeting between the Meiji era and Manga, he is Shogun in the world of Pokemon, he is traditional Japan seen through the eyes of young people: he certainly belongs to Japanese neo pop art.


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Sculpture, Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur azure, Hiro Ando

Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur azure

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 80 x 75 x 100 cm

$27,103

Painting, Love In Shades Of Black And Blue : Nocturnal Embrace, Hiro Ando

Love In Shades Of Black And Blue : Nocturnal Embrace

Hiro Ando

Painting - 110 x 110 x 3 cm

$5,082

Sculpture, Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur scarlet, Hiro Ando

Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur scarlet

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 80 x 75 x 100 cm

$27,103

Sculpture, Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur silver, Hiro Ando

Majestic nishikigoi in metal splendor : aqueous grandeur silver

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 80 x 75 x 100 cm

$27,103

Sculpture, “Ephemeral crests: oceans of time” – Homage to hokusai’s legacy 1, Hiro Ando

“Ephemeral crests: oceans of time” – Homage to hokusai’s legacy 1

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 40 x 50 x 50 cm

$23,715

Sculpture, Trilogy Samuraicat Blu, Sumocat Orange, Urbancat Pink : Feline Odyssey, Hiro Ando

Trilogy Samuraicat Blu, Sumocat Orange, Urbancat Pink : Feline Odyssey

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 28 x 73 x 20 cm

$19,198

Sculpture, Yuki u : shadows of solitude in the dawn, Hiro Ando

Yuki u : shadows of solitude in the dawn

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 120 x 60 x 5 cm

$11,293

Sculpture, Satomi n : whispers of resilience in the veiled abyss, Hiro Ando

Satomi n : whispers of resilience in the veiled abyss

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 120 x 60 x 5 cm

$11,293

Sculpture, Chisato m : echoes of the lost harmony, Hiro Ando

Chisato m : echoes of the lost harmony

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 120 x 40 x 5 cm

$11,293

Sculpture, Haruka t : silhouette of the sword in the shadowed vale, Hiro Ando

Haruka t : silhouette of the sword in the shadowed vale

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 120 x 40 x 5 cm

$11,293

Sculpture, The luminous schoolgirls quartet : onyx elegy of the tragical island, Hiro Ando

The luminous schoolgirls quartet : onyx elegy of the tragical island

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 58 x 53 x 18 cm

$11,293

Sculpture, The saga of samuraicat’s hanko, black, Hiro Ando

The saga of samuraicat’s hanko, black

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 90 x 90 x 20 cm

$8,470

Sculpture, The saga of samuraicat’s hanko, silver, Hiro Ando

The saga of samuraicat’s hanko, silver

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 90 x 90 x 20 cm

$8,470

Sculpture, Whispers of the deep: intertwined desires – homage to hokusai’s legacy 2, Hiro Ando

Whispers of the deep: intertwined desires – homage to hokusai’s legacy 2

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 40 x 50 x 50 cm

$23,715

Sculpture, Samuraicat prowess : luminous blade sketch, Hiro Ando

Samuraicat prowess : luminous blade sketch

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$9,599

Sculpture, Urbancat gleam : cityscape light sketch, Hiro Ando

Urbancat gleam : cityscape light sketch

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$9,599

Sculpture, The luminous schoolgirls quartet : scarlet elegy of the tragical island, Hiro Ando

The luminous schoolgirls quartet : scarlet elegy of the tragical island

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 58 x 53 x 18 cm

$11,293

Painting, Kohaku Love Sonata : Crimson Melodies, Hiro Ando

Kohaku Love Sonata : Crimson Melodies

Hiro Ando

Painting - 150 x 87 x 3 cm

$5,872

Painting, Scarlet Love & Nishikigoi Trio : Shinjuku Serenades, Hiro Ando

Scarlet Love & Nishikigoi Trio : Shinjuku Serenades

Hiro Ando

Painting - 175 x 135 x 3 cm

$7,905

Sculpture, RoboCat pink, Hiro Ando

RoboCat pink

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 31 x 25 x 25 cm

$5,647

Sculpture, Trilogy Blue, Hiro Ando

Trilogy Blue

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 25 x 75 x 20 cm

$16,940

Sculpture, PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER AMBERGLOW SYMPHONY, Hiro Ando

PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER AMBERGLOW SYMPHONY

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 90 x 90 cm

$23,715

Sculpture, ONMY?D? : THE ENIGMATIC FACES OF SAMURAICAT IN THE CODEX OF DUALITIES, Hiro Ando

ONMY?D? : THE ENIGMATIC FACES OF SAMURAICAT IN THE CODEX OF DUALITIES

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 50 cm

$13,552

Painting, Tokyo's Nighttime Symphony : Celestial Elevation, Hiro Ando

Tokyo's Nighttime Symphony : Celestial Elevation

Hiro Ando

Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm

$8,244

Sculpture, Steel Sumocat : Metallic Majesty, Hiro Ando

Steel Sumocat : Metallic Majesty

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 90 x 90 cm

$40,655

Sculpture, SATOMI.N’S SYMPHONY OF SURVIVAL : FRAGILE FORTITUDE, Hiro Ando

SATOMI.N’S SYMPHONY OF SURVIVAL : FRAGILE FORTITUDE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 160 x 140 x 60 cm

$101,637

Sculpture, ROSEATE SENTINEL: WARRIORCAT’S BLUSH CRYSTAL GUARDIAN, Hiro Ando

ROSEATE SENTINEL: WARRIORCAT’S BLUSH CRYSTAL GUARDIAN

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 70 cm

$40,655

Sculpture, URBANCAT MAGNIFICO : BLU METROPOLIS MUSE, Hiro Ando

URBANCAT MAGNIFICO : BLU METROPOLIS MUSE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 150 x 80 x 60 cm

$33,879

Sculpture, URBANCAT ELEGANCE : ORANGE METROPOLIS MUSE, Hiro Ando

URBANCAT ELEGANCE : ORANGE METROPOLIS MUSE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 60 x 40 cm

$23,715

Sculpture, PANDASON’S YELLOW : A LILLIPUTIAN BALLET OF CHROMATIC MARVELS, Hiro Ando

PANDASON’S YELLOW : A LILLIPUTIAN BALLET OF CHROMATIC MARVELS

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 130 x 95 x 95 cm

$32,750

Sculpture, Hellopandasan : Starlit Whimsical Revelations, Hiro Ando

Hellopandasan : Starlit Whimsical Revelations

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 30 x 70 x 40 cm

$23,715

Sculpture, SILVERED WARRIORCAT’S VIGIL : SPECTRAL CRYSTAL GUARDIAN, Hiro Ando

SILVERED WARRIORCAT’S VIGIL : SPECTRAL CRYSTAL GUARDIAN

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 70 cm

$40,655

Sculpture, STEEL SUMOCAT : METALLIC MAJESTY, Hiro Ando

STEEL SUMOCAT : METALLIC MAJESTY

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 120 x 80 cm

$40,655

Sculpture, PANDASAN’S PETITE BLOSSOM : EBONY SERENAD, Hiro Ando

PANDASAN’S PETITE BLOSSOM : EBONY SERENAD

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 50 x 45 x 45 cm

$13,552

Sculpture, PETITE RADIANCE : PANDASAN’S AZURE BRILLIANCE, Hiro Ando

PETITE RADIANCE : PANDASAN’S AZURE BRILLIANCE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 45 cm

$23,715

Sculpture, ELEGANT SUMOCAT : YELLOW DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE, Hiro Ando

ELEGANT SUMOCAT : YELLOW DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 70 x 80 x 50 cm

$16,940

Sculpture, Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Orange : Mizu no Kasai Whispers, Hiro Ando

Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Orange : Mizu no Kasai Whispers

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 40 x 47 x 63 cm

$15,246

Sculpture, PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER IVORY SYMPHONY, Hiro Ando

PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER IVORY SYMPHONY

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 90 x 90 cm

$23,715

Sculpture, Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Kitty : Mizu no Kasai Whispers, Hiro Ando

Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Kitty : Mizu no Kasai Whispers

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 40 x 47 x 63 cm

$15,246

Sculpture, GRANDIOSE SUMOCAT : WHITE DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE, Hiro Ando

GRANDIOSE SUMOCAT : WHITE DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 150 x 180 x 120 cm

$33,879

Painting, Lost Samuraicat's Whispers : Translation Symphony, Hiro Ando

Lost Samuraicat's Whispers : Translation Symphony

Hiro Ando

Painting - 160 x 85 x 5 cm

$6,098

Painting, LADY OF THE BLOSSOM BLADE : MOONLIT DUEL, Hiro Ando

LADY OF THE BLOSSOM BLADE : MOONLIT DUEL

Hiro Ando

Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm

$4,404

Painting, NOCTURNAL EMBRACE OF YELLOW & BLUE LOVE : SOLAR SERENADE, Hiro Ando

NOCTURNAL EMBRACE OF YELLOW & BLUE LOVE : SOLAR SERENADE

Hiro Ando

Painting - 110 x 80 x 5 cm

$4,517

Sculpture, Samuraicat’s Inkan Resonance , Silver, Hiro Ando

Samuraicat’s Inkan Resonance , Silver

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 15 cm

$5,647

Sculpture, Samuraicat's Inkan Resonance , Black, Hiro Ando

Samuraicat's Inkan Resonance , Black

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 15 cm

$5,647

Painting, Urbancat’s Saga : Lavender City Whispers, Hiro Ando

Urbancat’s Saga : Lavender City Whispers

Hiro Ando

Painting - 100 x 125 x 3 cm

$5,647

Painting, HACHIOJI’S NOCTURNAL WHISPERS : JOURNEY TO THE SUBLIME, Hiro Ando

HACHIOJI’S NOCTURNAL WHISPERS : JOURNEY TO THE SUBLIME

Hiro Ando

Painting - 90 x 112 x 3 cm

$5,082

Painting, Kokusai Sojourn : Samurai Cat's Midnight Cruise, Hiro Ando

Kokusai Sojourn : Samurai Cat's Midnight Cruise

Hiro Ando

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm

$4,856

Sculpture, UrbanCat Porcelain edition, Hiro Ando

UrbanCat Porcelain edition

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 21 x 12 x 10 cm

$2,710

Painting, Purple Twilight Ballet : Orchids and Shadows in Battle Symphony, Hiro Ando

Purple Twilight Ballet : Orchids and Shadows in Battle Symphony

Hiro Ando

Painting - 80 x 107 x 5 cm

$4,517

Painting, Pandasan's Nocturnal Journey in Kotsu Taxi : Midnight Sakura Ride, Hiro Ando

Pandasan's Nocturnal Journey in Kotsu Taxi : Midnight Sakura Ride

Hiro Ando

Painting - 110 x 82 x 3 cm

$4,630

Painting, EARLY SUMMER WHISPERS IN BATTLE SYMPHONY : TOKYO TWILIGHT REVERIE, Hiro Ando

EARLY SUMMER WHISPERS IN BATTLE SYMPHONY : TOKYO TWILIGHT REVERIE

Hiro Ando

Painting - 60 x 78 x 3 cm

$3,162

Painting, 109 BLOSSOMS IN BATTLE SYMPHONY : MIDNIGHT SONATA, Hiro Ando

109 BLOSSOMS IN BATTLE SYMPHONY : MIDNIGHT SONATA

Hiro Ando

Painting - 90 x 110 x 3 cm

$5,082

Painting, OLA NIGHT MAGIC : PANDASAN’S TOKYO SERENADE, Hiro Ando

OLA NIGHT MAGIC : PANDASAN’S TOKYO SERENADE

Hiro Ando

Painting - 80 x 107 x 3 cm

$4,291

Painting, PANDASAN 57-57 : MIDNIGHT BLOOMS IN TOKYO SHADOWS, Hiro Ando

PANDASAN 57-57 : MIDNIGHT BLOOMS IN TOKYO SHADOWS

Hiro Ando

Painting - 80 x 95 x 4 cm

$4,291

Painting, NOCTURNAL ECHOES OF SAMURAICAT : KOZOKUDORO HARMONY, Hiro Ando

NOCTURNAL ECHOES OF SAMURAICAT : KOZOKUDORO HARMONY

Hiro Ando

Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm

$4,856

Painting, CHANEL ELEGANCE : MIDNIGHT SOIRÉE IN TOKYO’S BLOSSOMS AND SHADOWS, Hiro Ando

CHANEL ELEGANCE : MIDNIGHT SOIRÉE IN TOKYO’S BLOSSOMS AND SHADOWS

Hiro Ando

Painting - 100 x 105 x 5 cm

$5,308

Painting, CHISATO AND SATOMI’S NOCTURNAL ODYSSEY : BLOSSOMS OF UNITY, Hiro Ando

CHISATO AND SATOMI’S NOCTURNAL ODYSSEY : BLOSSOMS OF UNITY

Hiro Ando

Painting - 64 x 160 x 5 cm

$4,517

Painting, TOKYO’S NOCTURNAL NAVIGATION : GUIDING LIGHTS, Hiro Ando

TOKYO’S NOCTURNAL NAVIGATION : GUIDING LIGHTS

Hiro Ando

Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm

$4,065

Painting, CHISATO M’S NOCTURNAL BALLET : WINDOW OF DREAMS, Hiro Ando

CHISATO M’S NOCTURNAL BALLET : WINDOW OF DREAMS

Hiro Ando

Painting - 90 x 140 x 5 cm

$5,647

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Who is the artist?

Hiro Ando was born in 1973 on the island of Shikoku in Japan. Hiro Ando started his career as an illustrator in 1995. In 2005 he founded with Saori Nakamishi an artist studio in Tokyo to manage the creation and promotion of other young neo-pop artists who express their own popular culture in their creations. Today the studio "Crazynoodles" has ten artists.

Hiro Ando is a versatile artist. He works in oil on canvas, digital media or video. His technique consists of making several sketches before painting on canvas. The painting shapes itself and emerges in the streets of Tokyo at night, and combines lots of colors and graphics. Hiro paints dark cityscapes and goldfish all over the canvas.

The marriage of the two subjects makes the whole of the painting dynamic and violent, with a strange feeling of eternity given by the goldfish which recall old Japanese paintings and watercolors. The sculpture is a recent addition to the media used by Ando, who started working on a series of orange, green sculptures ... inspired by Japanese popular culture. Thus the cat, which is a lucky charm in Japan, like the Maneki-Neko, takes different forms such as the samurai or the sumo wrestler.

The artist translates this theme into a modern style. The shiny and smooth materials, the vivid colors, the brutal but rounded shapes of Hiro Ando's sculptures take us to the world of manga in which the artist's generation grew up. Hiro Ando's art is the meeting between the Meiji era and Manga, he is Shogun in the world of Pokemon, he is traditional Japan seen through the eyes of young people: he certainly belongs to Japanese neo pop art.

What are their 3 main works?

What is Hiro Ando’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Emerging Asian Artists, Street Culture Animals

When was Hiro Ando born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1973