Since 1998, Shigeki Matsuyama has worked as an illustrator, producing illustrations for advertisements and products. Since 2011, he transitioned to be an artist in order to produce more conceptual artworks, and currently exhibits his paintings, sculptures and installations at galleries in Japan and abroad. He creates artworks in a camouflage-style that feature black and white stripes, thus visualising his exploration of the invisible distortions and tensions of modern life.