199 Xmau

Mau Lencias also known as 199 Xmas is an Argentinian Illustrator/Animator who specialises in creating visuals which communicate with audiences. His work communicates a lot of mix messages because he tries to fuse two different cultures to create his pieces, his work is inspired by both Japanese and Urban culture, I talked to him through Instagram about his work and he said he liked both the Japanese and urban culture, he said his biggest inspiration was gangs, Japan, urban street wear and clothing brand logos. This is why he uses a lot of Japanese ornaments, stickers branding and urban clothing, this is most likely to communicate his passion for the cultures in which he likes. I am a big fan of his work mainly for his consistent use of red and how he fuses both urban and Japanese culture together, I think it is because I also my self am influenced by Japanese culture and love urban culture, streetwear and cloth branding which is a sector I am really interested in. His work really reminds me of the Japanese animated film Akira, maybe it is also something he is inspired by.