Subcultures collide on his canvas

SAMUEL QUINTEROS

Australia

WHEN he was a teenager, Sydney- born Samuel Quinteros frequently visited his father who was working in Japan. At first, he had no interest in Japanese culture and half-ignored what he saw. "But after several visits over the years," he says, "something of the place took root in the very kernel of my being, and I've since developed an incredible attraction to it."

This is particularly true of its graphic traditions - indeed, the whole visual experience of Japan. Quinteros lapped up its broad spectrum of cultures and subcultures, from manga and cosplay to visual-kei (a …