Explore the intersections of art, society, and the Asian American experience with Cute Grit, the debut collection of digitally designed pop art by Japanese American artist Enfu. So named for its fanciful, yet edgy style, Cute Grit includes more than one hundred eye-popping illustrations that merge childlike imagination with serious exploration of Asian American identity in contemporary times.

Reconstructing familiar iconography of American and Japanese culture, Cute Grit creates conversations about the social and cultural intersections between East and West, not only in subject matter, but in the architectural daydream that is Enfu's personal aesthetic. Bold images of cityscapes, cartoon characters, landmarks, and cosplayers are arranged to chronicle the evolution of Enfu's prolific career, exploring not only the cultural paradigm shifts encountered while straddling Japanese, American, and Asian American identities, but also the whimsy of childhood as seen through the eyes of a young father.

Enfu is a Japanese American graphic artist whose work includes video games, illustrations, and bilingual comics. Enfu makes his living in the video-game industry as a developer for titles such as Halo 3 (Xbox 360), Scribblenauts Unmasked (Wii U, PC, 3DS), and Condemned (Xbox), among others. His pop art illustrations can be seen in stores and restaurants across the Pacific Northwest, and his popular comic, I Fart Rainbow, enjoys success at ifartrainbow.com. Enfu lives in Bellevue, Washington, with his wife and daughter.