WORKS
Synthesis- Vol.4
Mineral pigments on Japanese paper, Silver leaf
727×909mm
2020
Enquire ART PLATFORM TOKYO
This piece was inspired by Black Lives Matter movement.
I believe that BLM movement is a global issue regardless of one’s race.
This work was created with a hope that we in Asia, too, will consider the problem as our own.
During the few days in May 2020, a black screen was uploaded on various Social Networks to show people’s will for solidarity. Instead of having this as a momentary movement, I would like to engage with this sad history and reality on a more permanent basis.
What I, an Asian painter, decided to do is to portray various races (Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, etc.) and genders not in a single color but in an image of integrated world.
The theme of my work comes from my belief that there must be truth within a relationship where two conflicting phenomena, "fluidity" and "eternity" exist. I think that these two contradictory circumstances can be deconstructed and sublimated (Aufheben), leading us to develop broader perspective, guiding us to share the belief that unification of a whole can take place only when individuality exists.
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3F ⑯
Synthesis- Vol.5
Mineral pigments on Japanese paper, Silver leaf
727×909mm
2020
Enquire ART PLATFORM TOKYO
This piece was inspired by Black Lives Matter movement.
I believe that BLM movement is a global issue regardless of one’s race.
This work was created with a hope that we in Asia, too, will consider the problem as our own.
During the few days in May 2020, a black screen was uploaded on various Social Networks to show people’s will for solidarity. Instead of having this as a momentary movement, I would like to engage with this sad history and reality on a more permanent basis.
What I, an Asian painter, decided to do is to portray various races (Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, etc.) and genders not in a single color but in an image of integrated world.
The theme of my work comes from my belief that there must be truth within a relationship where two conflicting phenomena, "fluidity" and "eternity" exist. I think that these two contradictory circumstances can be deconstructed and sublimated (Aufheben), leading us to develop broader perspective, guiding us to share the belief that unification of a whole can take place only when individuality exists.
Locale
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3F ⑰
Butterfly Camouflage vol.2
Mineral pigments on Japanese paper
727×727mm
2020
Enquire ART PLATFORM TOKYO
In this work, I depicted butterflies, my iconic motif, in camouflage pattern using traditional Nihonga material, natural mineral pigments. Camouflage pattern which has been used in military tanks and uniforms can conceal oneself from the enemy forces by blending into the background. Today the motif that incorporats elements of nature is used in fashion design, carrying an image of popular culture.
I have been mostly depicting natural cycles and complete metamorphosis in my painting. Here, I gave a contemporary take on nature and butterflies by using the camouflage pattern. By portraying this repeated pattern as the equilibrium between self-similarity as well as individual and society, I hoped this work would become a catalyst for us to reflect on the subject of nature and society, and a part and whole. Looking for fluidity and ephemerality in nature, openly embracing them and seeking for spiritual maturity by coexisting with nature – these are elements of our Japanese identity. I hope to portray issues regarding coexistence of different cultures, part and a whole, and past and present in my work.
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2F