Kazuhiro Tsuji

DAX Gallery in Costa Mesa, is proud to present the work of contemporary hyperrealist sculptor, Kazuhiro Tsuji. Kazu's featured piece "Portrait of Abraham Lincoln" is  on display. Kazu's work will be featured at DAX Gallery through July 25, 2015.

Kazu is a contemporary sculptor from Kyoto, Japan, living and working in Los Angeles. After working 25 years as a special effects makeup artist in Hollywood, Kazu decisively shifted focus in 2008, dedicating himself full time to fine art sculpture. Using resin, platinum silicone, and many other materials, Kazu constructs three-dimensional portraits in a scale two times life size.
 

In 1996, Kazu was sponsored by Rick Baker to work on "Men In Black" in the USA. This prompted a decade-long collaboration with Baker where Kazu was project supervisor and makeup artist. In 2007, Kazu started KTS Effects Inc. in Los Angeles, leading him to work in feature films such as Planet of the Apes, The Grinch and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In retrospect his film career had served as a laboratory for developing cutting edge styles of portrait painting, photography, and sculpture. This led to a collaboration with Contemporary Artist Paul McCarthy where Kazu was hired to supervise the projects that have become some of McCarthy's latest major works.  

Currently, Kazu is primarily focused on producing large scale hyperrealist portrait sculpture in his custom built modeling and casting studio in Burbank. The recent work he has exhibited widely at major art fairs and museums, has magnetized the attention from collectors, press, and visiting art enthusiasts alike.