2024-07-02 Painting

I am an artist based in Osaka. I studied arts at the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts Institute and Osaka University of the Arts. I draw inspiration from Ukiyo-E, Persian miniature and Ancient Egyptian art. My artwork can be divided into three main thematic areas: “Running Figures”, “Scenes of Professional Activity”, “Surrounding City and Nature Scenery” (1) “Running Figures”: multiple repetition of simple schematic running human figure representing personal evolution. Figures run in the circle: inspiration→work→achievement→frustration→rethinking values→new ideas→new inspiration.. “Running Figures” are focused on monotone and rhythmic or chaotic move and can be seen from both compassionate and ironic perspectives. (2) “Scenes of Professional Activity” My main occupation is art, but by circumstances I had opportunity to get acquainted with other professions as well. Each professional environment has its own atmosphere, specific workday schedules, work processes and patterns that subordinate actions of each worker. At the same time, each employee has their own individuality and charisma. In “Scenes of Professional Activity” I study the interaction of a workplace discipline that demands unitarization and individuality of each worker. I see this interaction as a painting with a rigid composition, where each individual element is in its place, but has its own special character and colorful charisma. A rigid composition helps to reveal individual elements uniqueness, to open up and show itself in all its colors. Individual elements each in its own way color rigid composition, give it diversity, flexibility and vitality. Series of “Scenes of Professional Activity” include “School”, “Office”, “Kitchen”, “Carpenters”, “Museum”, “Theater” (3) “Surrounding City and Nature Scenery” Observing is an important part of creating process, it helps to find color combinations, new shapes, compositions. Outdoors I take pictures and make quick sketches, back in studio I draw and make notes in an archive notebook, so that I can get back to it anytime later. Sometimes make paintings based on these photos, sketches and drawings, I also often use these materials in “Running Figures” and “Scenes of Professional Activity”