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Ohmori Kohei
Ohmori Kohei (Japanese, 大森 浩平, born 1994) is a Japanese Illustrator who focuses on hyperrealism drawings. He only uses super sharp graphite pencils for his works and often dedicates more than 200 hours for each piece. He had his first group exhibition in the Setouchi-city art museum during 2014. He started gaining national attention when his drawings were exhibited in the Spiral Take Art Collection in Tokyo, Japan during December 2017. He was requested by Warner Music Japan to make a drawing for Charlie Puth's album jacket in 2018. He is currently still producing many pencil drawings and is still exhibiting in the Setouchi-city art museum and has features in magazines and articles.

Early Life
Growing up in Okayama, Japan, Ohmori started his realistic pencil drawings during 2013. He has experience with ceramics and sculpting along with his drawings. During early 2014, he decided to commit to completing a drawing of Japanese musician GACKT, which led to his very first art exhibition in the Setouchi-city art museum. This exhibition became the start of his commitment to his craft of hyperrealism pencil drawings.

Professional Career
Even though Ohmori has not become nationally famous yet, he has received multiple exhibitions and magazine appearances. His art has been discussed upon in television shows as well. Subjects that he has drawn ranges from people to mundane everyday objects. He mainly looks for commission and offers through his twitter and instagram. He also has a youtube that displays the time lapse of his drawing process in a shorter period of time. Based in Okayama, Japan, Ohmori has had a few celebrities appreciate and admire his work. Such as Charlie Puth and GACKT. His biggest commission comes from Warner Music Japan involving an album image. Every single piece of work he produces takes over 200 hours and often over a span of several months.

Works
Many of Ohmori's works can be found on his twitter and instagram. One of his most famous works is Focus which debuted in the Setouchi-city art museum in 2019. Another work that he is best known for is his image of Charlie Puth that he created for the commission. The very first work that won him prize money and an award for be a drawing of Sophia Blackbrough. The exhibition was in the Okayama City Museum and the works there were awarded precedingly. There is no information on how much he had earned or what prize he had obtained.