Derived from street scenes of Paris, New York and London, Mitsushige Nishiwaki’s spirited etchings offer an imaginative use of iconic urban scenery characterized by their seemingly naive, innocent, “outsider art” point of view.. His etching technique is textured and bold, yet the art has a delicate and a whimsical facility about them.

Beginning in 2009, and self taught in intaglio, Mitsushige Nishiwaki’s etchings are on copperplate. For highlighted color, he etches on plastic so as to intensify the color. His larger works are made up of a series of abutting small print-plate sizes, providing a visible armature for the artwork.

Nishiwaki is a graduate of Hosei University in Tokyo and received a graduate degree in graphic design while studying in Arizona. He works as an artist and graphic designer in Tokyo. His artwork has been exhibited in Japan, France, England and the United States.