Aya Eye Okamoto

As a Kobe, Japan raised and based artist, I feel my work gives a sense of purpose to my existence as it affords me the opportunity to express my inner feelings, giving my heart and my soul the chance to speak for themselves.I use painting, sculpture or wood burning as a sort of inner language.
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I don't approach my art with a fixed goal.I don't know what story may be told by the work until the work is nearly finished.I listen to my inner language and work as an interpreter, utilizing my conscious skill to bring to life my unconscious expressions.My art may seem like it emphasizes the darker side of life but I believe the dark side is both beautiful, seductive and ultimately necessary to confront in order to see the lighter side in it's total.

It is my fondest wish that my audience may "meet" my work.To encounter it and subsequently have a meaningful and unique relationship with it. Art and audience may seem like opposing forces but through my subject matter, I investigate the nature of these relationships And try to reveal the symbiotic dependency they share.Perhaps also revealing that this relationship can only grow when each party is conscious of one another's participation. Such as in the relationships between joy and...

2016 to Present-Worked alongside award winning Mariefilms and Emmy winning "Embrace the Weird" creating unique artwork for retail.
2018 to Present-Worked making oil painting commissions for Instagram fans.

2018-2019-2 Shows at Las Lagunas Art Gallery ("6x6: Be There. Be Square." and "Impressive"), 577 S. Coast Highway A-1 Laguna Beach, CA 92651
2019-Current Displaying at the Hyaena Gallery from their "Here There Be Monsters" event, 1928 W Olive Ave, Burbank, California 91506