Virgin & Child Painting

If I were to say what distinguishes Japanese painting, I would say, “The beauty of space, ma, and the attraction of ‘flatness.’ ” I try to develop traditional Japanese methods and styles not as a form of historical quotation, but as a mode of expression. I am always preoccupied with the challenges of adapting traditional Japanese technique for contemporary art practice. I create paintings like that remind one of the gold screen paintings of the Rinpa school, but instead of gold foil, I use industrial-grade spray paint, the method of which I learned while working in car detailing. The result: paintings that look different from Rinpa screens but may or may not be more enduring than gold foil. I am also interested in Ito Jakuchu’s paintings of gamecocks. I feel that these animals and plants are anthropomorphized, and it is unclear if they are a microcosm of human affairs, or if the world of humans is a microcosm of the plant and animal worlds. In the uncertainty between the two modes of representation, I use all manner of phenomena as motifs in my own work. Of course, what I call “phenomena” are the banal experiences and the forgettable sceneries of my childhood, which I paint and recall on the canvas. Given concrete form, these images embody for me the murkiness, insecurity but also hope for the future in contemporary society. In my daily life, I seek a way to join the irreconcilable: the flat surfaces of Rinpa paintings and the wonder of children’s books. For more information, contact the gallery at the following email address: kinoshokikaku01@gmail.com

Painting:Acrylic on Aluminium

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:15 W x 17.9 H x 1.3 D in

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