For his Low Pixel ceramic sculpture series, Japanese artist Toshiya Masuda "pixelates" common objects. Soda cans, flowers, liquor bottles, all are reduced to low rez video game style facsimiles.
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'Low Pixel,' a ceramic art series by Toshiya Masuda
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