Profile and practice
Profile
Graduated in 2006 from the Japanese Painting course, Department of Painting, Tokyo University of the Arts. The artist completed the artist’s master’s degree there in 2008 and doctoral program in 2011, earning a doctorate in fine arts. Grounded in Japanese painting techniques, the artist’s work employs metal leaf and mineral pigments.
Background to the practice
The artist focuses on living things, such as butterflies and flowers, that change form as they live. Using traditional materials and contemporary compositions, the artist explores the relationship between changes in nature and what continues within them.
Selected activities and exhibitions
- 2019: Donated “Psyche” to Vatican City on the occasion of the Pope’s visit to Japan.
- 2015–2016: Worked in New York through the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ overseas study program for emerging artists.
- 2014: Emerald Award, Tokyo University of the Arts.
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About the listed works
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