When I first came across Ikeda’s work in Illust-note’s January publication I was blown away.  Not only are his subjects surreal and invite a playful yet distorted view of the familiar, the detail in his work is like nothing I’ve seen. On the whole his pieces seem to embody one particular subject like an ocean wave or cherry blossom tree but actually the story is about all these tiny pieces that make up the larger entity.  Unfortunately there is very little of his work online to view.  Some of it can be seen here at Mizuma Art Gallery, but the pictures aren’t the best quality.  I’m heading to Tokyo next month and I’m excited to stop by and see these works in person, and hopefully I can either snap a couple pics in detail or pick up a good book there and share a closer look at his work.