[1] Morimoto was born in Osaka, Japan before moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 16.
[3] Morimoto is best known for his cityscapes and portraits painted with theatrical light that is reminiscent of Rembrandt and Edward Hopper.
Art critic and writer Murray Whyte of the Toronto Star called Morimoto a painter in the New Romantic style.
[4] Through his practice, Morimoto questions the structural fragility and moral codes of contemporary life by focusing his attention on everyday subjects such as vending machines, fast food restaurants and parking lots.
Using the historically symbolic motif of light, he combines its natural and sacred connotations with products of consumerist and industrial culture.