Meet Tatsuo Horiuchi, a Japanese 80-year-old man who is now known from all around the world for his amazing drawing skills. What makes this man’s arts special is that he doesn’t use common drawing equipment such as pens, pencils, or paint when making his masterpieces. But he uses Microsoft Excel when he is working.
Before retiring around 20 years ago, Horiuchi felt like he needed a change of environment in his life. So he decided on painting. He then makes a decision to use his computer as he did not want to spend money on art supplies. Even so, he did not go for any easy digital drawing software or the ones for beginners. Instead, he opted for Excel!
It may not sit right with many of us but according to Tatsuo Horiuchi, MS Excel offers more functions and is easier to use compared to other software. His work in progress looks rather complicated but the result is eye-pleasing.
Horiuchi’s success wasn’t attained overnight as it was meticulously planned. He applied to an Excel Authoshape Art Contest after six years of his Excel art journey. His hard works obviously pay off when he won the grand prize and started to be recognized for his skills.
If you are interested in Horiuchi’s art, you can visit his website here to order one of his paintings. You can reach out to him by email that you can get from the website, too.
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