# Eerily Contrasted Portraits This Korekiko Hino Creepy Art Combines Pretty and Dreary Aesthetics By Simal Yilmaz | Published 2013-02-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creepy-art References: [artnau](http://www.artnau.com/2013/02/korehiko-hino/) & [geocities.jp](http://www.geocities.jp/kolehikohino/) This colorfully morbid and [creepy art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deddy-bears) is by [Japanese artist](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keiichi-tanaami-1) Korehiko Hino. He depicts sickly inanimate facial expressions on the youth portraits that he paints. He uses extremely stunning coloring for his work and combines it with the [asylum-like subject matter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-and-junji-ito). The signature eyes in all of his paintings give the portraits a zombified and desperately depressing outlook. He also uses a lot of raw imagery such as meat and bloody taxidermy throughout his work. His arguably most disturbing one is of a child's face (or lack thereof) that looks absolutely destroyed, forefronting a gorgeous floral background. This horrifyingly morbid body of work is stunningly well-painted and undoubtedly unsettling. Korehiko Hino is brilliant in his technique of combining oppositional moods in his pieces. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 71% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Morbid-colorful Aesthetics:** The contrasting combination of morbid subject matter and vibrant coloring creates an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the art and graphic design industries. - **Inanimate-expression Portraiture:** The use of inanimate expressions in portraits opens up a new frontier for expression and emotion in the fine arts industry. - **Raw-imagery Artwork:** The incorporation of raw imagery, such as meat and taxidermy, in art opens up new opportunities for disruptive innovation in the mixed media and installation art industries. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fine Arts:** Korehiko Hino's technique of merging opposing moods provides an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the fine arts industry. - **Graphic Design:** Combining morbid subject matter with vibrant coloring can provide a new direction for disruptive innovation in the graphic design industry. - **Mixed Media:** The use of raw imagery in artwork presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the mixed media industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md) - [Starry-Eyed Dichroic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starryeyed-dichroic-sculpture.md) - [Destructive Nature Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keita-miyazaki.md) - [Hyper-Realistic Flesh Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/junji-ito.md) - [Human Duality-Themed Abstract Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/passive-aggression.md) - [Glamorous Artful Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-jane.md) - [Monochromatic Ghost Character Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monochromatic-ghost-character-sculptures.md) - [Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-urban-art.md) - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md)