Hideyuki Sobue was born on 8th March 1965 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

His aim is to create something simple yet thought-provoking, portraying someone iconic, somewhere universal, precious moments and eternal fragments. He combines traditional Japanese art with a more contemporary Western ideology, with the emphasis on the more intricate aspects of nature, as Hideyuki says, "I love to portray leaves rather than splendorous flowers."

He utilises a brush hatching technique, which he invented himself, using acrylic and Japanese sumi ink. His technique is also inspired by the classic method disegno, based on drawing, established in Florentine school in early Renaissance era.Through his work Hideyuki aims to explore how to bridge East and West.

He has exhibited his work in both Japan and the U.K and his work is currently held in private collections in Japan, UK, Australia, Canada and USA.