Watanabe Naomi 渡辺直美 - A4 Riso Print (Signed and Numbered)
Watanabe Naomi 渡辺直美
Comedian, actress, singer, and fashion designer
お笑いタレント、女優、歌手、ファッションデザイナー (1987年10月23日– )
「実は、意地悪な人たちって、彼らは身体イメージに関する問題がある人たちだよ。もう克服したけどね。彼らもそれを克服してもいい頃だ。」
Watanabe Naomi rose to fame in Japan when she performed an impersonation of Beyonce on the variety show Waratte Iitomo! in 2008, and eventually became a regular guest comedian—a challenge in an industry normally dominated by men. Her deft social media skills gained her a huge audience—today, she is the most followed person in Japan on Instagram.
Watanabe has long been an icon for plus-sized women in Japan. Her fashion label, Punyus, offers trendy clothing up to size 22—an uncommon offering in a country where eating disorders have been increasing and average body weights have been decreasing since the 1980s. While she didn’t set out to become an ambassador for body positivity, she stated in a 2019 interview with US magazine The Cut, “I recognized that I could be more vocal about it. In Japan, there are lots of curvy girls who want to enjoy fashion, but don’t know where to get it or how to get it. I think about those girls. I want to focus on doing a lot, and being inclusive.”
When asked about online bullying, she simply stated, “The people who say negative things, they’re the ones with body issues. I’m over them, so it’s time that they get over them, too.”
What is a riso print?
These prints use risograph technology, a method of printing developed in Japan in the mid-1980s. It can be described as a mix between screenprinting and photocopying. The risograph process produces prints with extremely vibrant, crisp inks, and sometimes these inks overlap during the printing process to create interesting and unique details. These soy-based inks also have a lower environmental impact.
Product details
Printed in Tokyo, Japan by Hand Saw Press print studio. Each print is A4 size (210 x 297 mm / 8.27 x 11.69 in) and printed on Natural White 186gsm Takeo Araveal paper. Acid-free and FSC Approved.
Each print is signed with a traditional Japanese ‘hanko’ artist stamp and hand-numbered from a limited edition of 20. Prints are packaged in cello bags with rigid cardboard inserts and shipped in flat mailers.
Please note that frames are not included.
Delivery times & prices
We ship worldwide. 日本へ国際郵便で送ります。
UK deliveries: 3-4 working days via Royal Mail 1st class
International deliveries available via Royal Mail International Standard Airmail
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For more information on shipping times for international deliveries, please check the delivery & returns page.
