Tetsuya Mishima (b. 1972) is a figurative painter known as a "butt master" for his adherence to female bottoms; by 2022, the artist had drawn 50 of them, as he proudly recounted in an interview at the Butt Expo 2022. Paraphrasing the famous pop hit by Shakira, Mishima said, "Butts don't lie!". Nevertheless, today's surgery makes this ancient fetish just as deceitful as breasts.
Fig. 1. The artist with his work (livedoor.blogimg.jp)
Fig. 2. Tetsuya Mishima at work (twitter.com)
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Fig. 4. Still life of strawberries (Instagram.com)
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Fig. 6. Still life with figures (auctions.yahoo.co.jp)
The Pleasure of Being an Artist
As follows from his website, in 1993, Mishima graduated from the Chuo Art Academy, Tokyo, and received an award at the Nakabi Exhibition. Since that time, he's been exhibiting at many art centers in Japan. In 2005, he became the first Japanese person to receive the Honorable Mention Award at the 2nd International ARC Salon Competition in the still life category. In 2018, he designed original brushes released by Kinseido. Nowadays, Mishima resides in Tokyo and organizes art exhibitions as a member of the Japan Federation of Artists. Apart from this, he also holds butt contests in search of another perfect bottom to depict. The latter opportunity is a variation of the secret dreams of many amateurs, which pushed them into their dubious venture.
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Fig. 9. Black Moira (byteimg.com)
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Fig. 11. Eri 10 (Instagram.com)
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Fig. 13. Enchant, 2019 (Instagram.com)
Fig. 14. Nude on a sofá (nevsepic.com.ua)
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The (Dis)Pleasure of Being a Model
Knowing the meticulous approach of Japanese people to everything (all in all, they invented origami), one may guess that, despite how it looks in our imagination, the contest is a real struggle and Mishima is a choosy judge, especially since each of his paintings is an homage to traditional art. One may even wonder if the famous marble statue of Venus Callipyge or Venus of the Beautiful Buttocks could win this competition.
The Owner of Perfect Buttocks
In the art of Mishima, any part of the work, from its creation to an old-fashioned luxury frame, sends us back to the previous centuries, which means the model is also required to pose for hours (well, the statue would surely manage). We can suppose that the photography doesn't give Mishima a three-dimensional impression. As a true realist, this artist wants to deal with reality, not with a photocopy, so the owner of perfect buttocks must be ready physically and morally to spend quite some time fully naked in a pose that might be in itself not so comfortable. On the other hand, judging by the models' excitement, the final result always pays off the inconvenience.
Fig. 16. Enchanted Dragon (Instagram.com)
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Sources: mishimatetsuya.com; .instagram.com/tetsuyamishima/; Interview by Momoko Kawai (news.livedoor.com)
