Pechane creates minimalist ink drawings that use the fluid textures of traditional washes to capture both fictional characters and historical architecture. These works are often rendered in a simple black and grey palette on plain white backgrounds, giving each subject a focused and quiet presence. I particularly like how the artist uses a red square seal in the corner of the pieces, which adds a sharp bit of colour to the monochrome compositions.
Toshiro Mifune 03 is a head and shoulders portrait of the famous actor rendered with expressive ink washes and fine lines. The man is turned slightly to his left, and you can see the detail in his facial hair, including a mustache and beard, while his dark hair is pulled back into a traditional topknot. The lack of a specific expression on his face makes the portrait feel very still and deliberate against the empty space of the paper.
In the work titled edo temple, the artist shifts focus toward architecture and landscape with a multi-tiered castle sitting atop a stone base. This drawing is positioned in the lower right, but it is layered in front of large, light grey brushstrokes that look like written characters. The curved roofs of the building are defined by dark ink, while the surrounding space suggests a garden with evergreen trees and plants. It is interesting to see how the heavy, abstract strokes in the background contrast with the smaller, more detailed lines of the castle.
Archetypal Neko02 shows a cat created with just a few bold ink strokes that suggest a great deal of movement. The head and ears are solid black, but the artist leaves white space for the eyes and the snout to give the face character. A single thick black line curves around the body to form the back and the tail in one motion. It is a very simple way to depict an animal, yet it feels complete because of the way the ink flows across the page.
Darth vader brings this ink style to a familiar science fiction figure, showing the character in a head and shoulders portrait. The helmet and mask are built up from grey and black ink strokes that define the reflective surfaces and the heavy folds of the sleeve. Like the other pieces, this one features the small red square containing white characters in the bottom right corner. The use of traditional techniques to capture such a modern fictional character creates a unique look for the Sith lord pechane.