Mysterious Japanese Artist Goes Viral For Her Amazing Anime ‘Carpet Art’
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A Japanese artist and pop culture geek turned her carpet into a canvass for her amazing art.
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The mysterious artist, identified only by her Twitter handle @agito0219, has been creating intricate drawings of popular anime and comic book characters using living room carpets at home.
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Her depiction of popular characters — from Naruto to Spider-Man — definitely exudes talent that fits right into any manga or anime studio.
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After clearing her carpet with a vacuum cleaner, “Agito” brushes her carpet’s fibers against the grain, making use of the canvas’ negative space.
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The finished work is always impressively detailed, earning admiration from her now multitude of online fans.
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Try to keep your jaw from dropping while looking at this masterfully done Gundam mecha:
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Netizens are further intrigued by her anonymity as she chooses to conceal her identity by wearing a mask when posting a picture of herself on social media.
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While her actual Twitter account following has yet to explode, her work has been widely shared on other social media platforms after a Reddit user discovered her carpet masterpieces and posted them on the site’s major r/pics thread.
For more of Agito’s awesome carpet art, follow her on Twitter via her handle @agito0219.
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