Takano, Aya

(1976 Saitama- ) (Japan)

   Painter, illustrator, and writer. She earned a B.A. at the Tama Art University in Tokyo. A very successful manga, pop artist, her work incorporates sci-fi and fantasy themes often depicting female nudes.

   Source: Agnes Husslein-Arco and Eleonora Louis, Die sinnliche Linie: Klimt, Schmalix, Araki, Takano und der japanische Holzschnitt = The sensual line: Klimt, Schmalix, Araki, Takano and the Japanese woodcut (Weitra: Biblio-thek der Provinz, 2004).