The Foreman Short is a part of the Deus Ex Machina 2022 Naito Capsule Collection.Born in Tokyo in 1977, Kei Naito grew up living above the Naito Engineeringworkshop run by his Grandfather and later his Father. As a young boy hisattention was fully consumed by details of rare cars hoisted below hisbedroom and the revered craftmanship used to restore and refine them.This obsessive fascination with colour, shape and detail manifests today inhis work as an artist.Applying brush to canvas, creating a visceralconnection to the machines of speed, function and beauty that he works ondaily as mechanic and President of Naito Auto Engineering – one of Japansbest kept automotive secrets.In Naito’s paintings, facets of prosaic objects are amplified and distorted,reimagined in macro and rendered beyond recognition. Elements aremultiplied and fragmented into mosaics of resplendent colour, the duality ofhis imagination and his environment cross pollinating and in full blossom.Keis visual explorations of colour and form are magnificently showcased inthis special limited collaboration collection between Kei Naito & Deus ExMachina available now.@naito_kei @naitoengineering