Ningyo 人魚

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About the artwork Ningyo 人魚

Ningyo (jap. 人魚, Engl. "human fish") is a fish-like creature from Japanese folklore. The term is often translated as mermaid.

According to the description, her mouth resembles that of a monkey, her teeth are small like those of a fish with shiny golden scales and she has a quiet voice similar to that of a skylark or flute. Its meat is said to be tasty and gives immortality to anyone who eats it. Catching a ningyo is said to cause storms and bad luck. Therefore, it was said that accidentally caught ningyo should be thrown back into the sea. A ningyo washed up on the beach was considered an omen of war and great misfortune. [Source: Wikipedia]

About the artist Vinz Schwarzbauer

Vinz Schwarzbauer (*1987 in Graz, Austria) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 2014. In 2011/12 he spent a year in Hamburg with the Art School Alliance Scholarship at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg (HFBK). He lives and works as a comic artist and illustrator in Vienna, Austria.