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Art and Artistry
How Short Fiction develops Art and Artistry.
The role of the artist is central, with Seikichi embodying the tortured creator who views human skin as canvas, and the ukiyo-e tradition informing his work, raising questions about the morality and power of artistic creation.
Where it surfaces
- Tattooing
Seikichi is portrayed as an artist who retains the conscience of an ukiyo-e painter, and tattooing is presented as a form of artistic expression with its own styles and exhibitions.