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Who is Namio Harukawa? Well for one, he is one of our favourite artists... Sadomasochism, Forniphilia (Human Furniture) and Female Domination are all themes that occur frequently in Namio Harukawa’s groundbreaking work. Born in 1947, the famed Japanese artist forged a 40-year career with his unique pencil drawings. His artwork typically features women with large breasts, hips, legs, and buttocks dominating and humiliating smaller men, typically through facesitting or other forms of sexualized smothering. Bondage and human furniture are also depicted frequently in his art. What makes his art so striking is that the male characters are faceless, insignificant and emasculated, making his works extremely powerful images of Female Domination. Though he worked in pornographic magazines for the majority of his career, his work received wider recognition and critical acclaim beginning in the 2000s. His art has earned praise from Oniroku Dan, Shūji Terayama, and Madonna, and has favourable