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This page provides official profile information about the Structural Artist, Silent Prayer Artist, Photographer, and NFT creator Benny-K.

Benny-K

Structural Artist
Architect of Non-Liquid Value Infrastructure in Web3

Silent Prayer Artist / NFT Creator
Multi-disciplinary Artist | Calligrapher & Photographer

While some interpret the work as “shamanic” due to its spiritual dimension, its primary position is structural design and cultural architecture within Web3 systems.

Structural Artist — designing ecosystems of meaning, infrastructure, and long-term cultural permanence within Web3 systems.

Profile

Benny-K Profile Silent Prayer Artist
Japanese Silent Prayer Artist

Benny-K is an artist and photographer whose practice may be described as that of a silent prayer artist, active in photographic and visual expression since 1996.

Beginning with photography, his practice has expanded into web-based works, graphic design, product-related visuals, and digital art.
He is currently involved in the creation and presentation of digital works, including NFTs.

Rather than placing strong assertions or explicit meanings at the forefront, his work consistently emphasizes quietness, spatial margin, and a presence that does not constrain interpretation.

During childhood, the fights of martial arts champion Benny “The Jet” Urquidez left a lasting impression. Inspired by his book Living for Martial Arts, which articulated the principle of “Spirit – Mind – Technique – Body,” a path aligned with that philosophy gradually took shape.

From that point onward, the name “BENNY” was adopted, and rigorous training unfolded across the world in disciplined pursuit.

Through years of sustained discipline and accumulated experience, that trajectory ultimately matured into the present artistic practice.

Career & Activities

  • 1980s
    Met with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
  • 1995
    Began sales of calligraphic JIZO artworks
  • 1996
    Began producing photographic and visual works
  • 1998–2008
    Undertook extended travels and periods of solitary time in natural and mountainous environments
  • 2009
    Expanded into graphic and web-based expressions
    (Related works published under the domain benny-k.info, acquired the same year)
  • 2009
    Awarded Top of Gold by the Japanese photography community GANREF,
    under the photographer name Wutaibo BNK (an abbreviation of Benny-K)
  • 2012
    Began holding solo exhibitions at Artist GIGI gallery
  • 2012
    Received the Annual Best Photographer Award from Artist GIGI gallery
  • 2013
    Selected for the photography competition “Hall of Photography”
  • Photographic works accepted by Adobe Stock
  • Published more than 290 works on Shutterstock
  • Since 2015
    • Fresh Green in Nature (Gold Award)
    • Hong Kong Night (Bronze Award)
    • and many others
  • 2024–2025 (Live Prayer Broadcasts)
    • 180 live prayer broadcasts conducted
    • More than 500 hours devoted in total
    • Cumulative participation exceeding 6,000 people

These works are utilized internationally as commercial visual content.

Artistic Approach

Benny-K’s works are not intended to promote specific ideologies, beliefs, or actions.

Through media such as photography, graphic works, and NFTs, his practice centers on presenting quiet visual experiences that are left open to the viewer’s individual perception and interpretation.

Pricing and Production Phases

While some early works were released at experimental price levels,
from 2026 onward, works are being presented in stages with pricing that reflects their production background and expressive density.

Current Activities

  • On X (formerly Twitter), he operates under the name Wutaibo
  • On OpenSea, he publishes works under the name POWERFUL JIZO

Alongside these activities, he continues to create conceptual works centered on NFT art, digital talisman–like expressions, and motifs of prayer and silence.

About Names

Benny-K, POWERFUL JIZO, Ciel and Wutaibo are names used according to the medium, genre, or project.
All represent activities by the same individual.

Operated & Related Sites

External Portfolios

Note

This profile and the related projects do not present religious or ideological claims, nor do they assert specific effects or outcomes.

The works are created solely as visual and symbolic expressions, open to each viewer’s individual interpretation.

Motto

Nothing less, nothing more.

Make yourself small, and abundance grows.

A world without competition dares what has never been done.

Leave a quiet legacy.

Create without a mark.

完全に無印で行く

Wutaibo and Powerful JIZO
under the name BENNY-K.

For artwork, NFTs, and ecosystem inquiries:

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May today be a good day.

May good fortune come your way.