I've just found out that the reclusive artist Namio Harukawa has passed away at the age of 72. That's a tragedy I can barely express in words. In my opinion, he was the greatest fetish artist alive today, surpassing even the more famous artists like Eric Stanton and Gene Bilbrew.
For decades Harukawa has specialised in pictures of large women and small men, involved in various fetish acts, especially face-sitting. Like the fetish artists of the 1950's, these acts aren't consensual BDSM acts. They're drawings of women being cruel to men, possibly killing their victims. I prefer Harukawa to Stanton and Bilbrew because his drawings are almost photo-realistic rather than cartoons.
Practically nothing is known about the man himself. Even his exact birth date isn't certain. The photo shown above is the only photo I've been able to find. I don't know how he died, but I know how he would have wanted to die.
"Hallo Betty! I thought I'd let you be the first to know that our friend Namio just died".
Harukawa Namio, May 25, 1947 – April 24, 2020
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