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Kazuhiro Tsuji was born in Kyoto, Japan. He started to paint and sculpt in childhood, expressing an early enthusiasm for art, painting, photography, nature, science and technology. Experimenting in various media, he discovered portraiture was his true passion.
In 1996 Tsuji was sponsored by Rick Baker (Nutty Professor, Harry and Henderson) to work on “Men In Black” in the USA. This prompted a decade-long collaboration with Baker where Tsuji was project supervisor and makeup artist.
Tsuji won a BAFTA award for “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” and was nominated for “Planet of the Apes”. He won the Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards (Local 706) for “Planet Of The Apes” and “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”. Tsuji also received Oscar nominations for “Click” and “Norbit”.
In 2007 Kazuhiro Tsuji started KTS Effects Inc in Los Angeles. In retrospect his film career had served as a laboratory developing cutting edge styles of portrait painting, photography and sculpture.
He is primarily focused on his work as a portrait artist creating fine art pieces while also collaborating with other imaginative artists. He has exhibited in several galleries and at solo shows with various organizations.
Tsuji Kazuhiro’s hyper realistic technique, learned while he was in the film industry, renders portraits that emit a profound sense of soul and emotion to viewers.
