Skip to content
LUXOPHIAInstitute of CG art EN/日本語

Institute of computer-graphics art

LUXOPHIA

Light (lux) and wisdom (sophia). We research the light that mathematics gives rise to — and bring it into the world as art.

Explore the works Lectures & workshops

Channels

About LUXOPHIA

Mathematics is
a medium of attention.

LUXOPHIA is a research institute for computer-graphics art founded by the CG artist Masaki Nakayama. We build our own instruments, research, exhibit what they reveal, and teach the craft.

I

Research

University-level inquiry into rendering, geometry and computation — published as open source.

→II

Works

Original CG works, prints and editions — and the textiles, screens and garments they become.

→III

Education

Lectures and workshops on the mathematics, code and craft of computer graphics.

→IV

Store & studio

Artworks and software for sale, commissions and visual branding.

→

Works

Recurrence Flowers

All works
Recurrence Flowers

Recurrence Flowers

Fractal · digital work

—2 imagesAvailableRecurrence Flowers — Kimono Dress

Recurrence Flowers — Kimono Dress

Anime Expo 2024 · Hiroko Tokumine

20249 imagesAvailableRecurrence Flowers — Dress

Recurrence Flowers — Dress

Paris Fashion Week AW2024–25 · Hiroko Tokumine

20242 imagesAvailable

Lectures & workshops

Learn it.
Make it. Open it.

From mathematics and code to a finished work — the techniques of the lab, taught as they are used.

Schedule

No sessions are scheduled at the moment.

New lectures and workshops are announced here and on social media. Talks for schools, companies and groups can be arranged on request.

Request a session

Research · open source

132public repositories

Renderers, geometry kernels, image engines — the instruments behind the works are built in-house and published.

Research index

Founder

Masaki Nakayama

CG artist and researcher — and chief priest of Ankokuin, a Nichiren Buddhist temple. He treats art, science and Buddhism as interchangeable ways of opening a new perspective.

LUXOPHIA is growing toward a house of several artists who enjoy exploring CG technology — and live from the art it produces.

Artist profile luxidea.net ↗

Press

From Paris to a temple in Ichikawa.

Profiles in the Asahi and Yomiuri newspapers; Merveille, Gekkan Jushoku and Sanpo no Tatsujin; TV Tokyo and more.

All press
  • 2026.03.01
    Newspaper    The Buddhist cosmos, in CG — Masaki Nakayama, priest and CG artist in IchikawaThe Yomiuri Shimbun, Chiba edition — “Hito” column
  • Jan. 2026 issue (on sale 19 Dec 2025)
    Magazine    Beyond attachment — Ankokuin, a temple that practises the Middle WaySanpo no Tatsujin, Jan. 2026 (No. 358), Kotsu Shimbunsha — feature: Ichikawa, Motoyawata, Koiwa
  • Dec. 2025 issue
    Magazine    Hopes for an unconventional priest who preaches the Dharma through the mathematical beauty of CG artGekkan Jushoku (Monthly Chief Priest), Dec. 2025 (No. 325), Kohzansha
  • 2025.08.19
    Television    On-location appraisal: treasures obtained for freeTV Tokyo — “Kaiun! Nandemo Kanteidan”