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In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, illustrator, ...

PHOTOS: From anime to fine art: Japan's Yoshitaka Amano is celebrated with a major retrospective Striking out on his own in the 1980s, Amano illustrated such science fantasy classics as the ...

Dr. Saeed Mubarak bin Kharbash, CEO of the Arts, Design, and Literature Sector at Dubai Culture, affirmed the Authority's commitment to advancing the culture and arts sector and ensuring its ...

MILAN (AP) — In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, illustrator, video game creator and fine artist. All those facets are ...