Statement
Since ancient time, Japanese people were living in symbiosis with nature, engaged with farming and fishery. Nature offers lots of blessings to people, but sometimes it causes an overwhelming disaster that could cease our lives. Our Japanese ancestors found the existence of the Gods within the nature, and believed that every life (including human being) born in the same nature is precious as the Gods.
In March 2011, many Japanese people have lost their lives from The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in the North East of Japan, and there was a unprecedented accident at the nuclear power plant. From these disasters, I realized the uncontrollable massive power of the nature and helplessness of human, and I have been portraying the nature of Okinawa Islands through my creative works since then.
I felt the power of God that resides within the nature, and expressed by painting the sea.In January 2013, I visited Kudaka Island, one of the Okinawa islands known as“The Island of the Gods”. At that time, I was in a big sorrow due to the loss of my mother. When I stood in front of the immense, beautiful, and blue-colored ocean, my heart resonated with the sea, and my grief was gradually healed.Then I created these Blue series to express my emotions when I felt so strong that I was guided to Kudaka Island.
My works are two-dimensional flat paintings utilizing mineral pigments on the Japanese papers. First, I made the backgrounds on these papers by adding handmade paints and pasting rough sands utilizing a resin glue. On the bumpy background, I painted the picture while putting some additional mineral pigments and foils, and scraped off the surface. After that, the background (undercoating) of the Japanese paper was removed off from the panels. After intentionally making wrinkles by rubbing, these Japanese papers were put back into the panels. With this method, I have tried to paint on the wrinkled papers in the panels. It was a tough process to add colors gradually by restoring those wrinkled parts that were made by a chance, but I have realized this is an unique expression that reminds me of a shapes of the nature that were accidentally made.
In my previous works, I often used dynamic expressions, but now I try to add more depth in my works by using delicate expressions. I will be happy if my feelings resonating with the sea is conveyed to the audience. Overall, I would like to expand my creative expressions further by closely looking at the nature, and continue devote my life as a painter.
In March 2011, many Japanese people have lost their lives from The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in the North East of Japan, and there was a unprecedented accident at the nuclear power plant. From these disasters, I realized the uncontrollable massive power of the nature and helplessness of human, and I have been portraying the nature of Okinawa Islands through my creative works since then.
I felt the power of God that resides within the nature, and expressed by painting the sea.In January 2013, I visited Kudaka Island, one of the Okinawa islands known as“The Island of the Gods”. At that time, I was in a big sorrow due to the loss of my mother. When I stood in front of the immense, beautiful, and blue-colored ocean, my heart resonated with the sea, and my grief was gradually healed.Then I created these Blue series to express my emotions when I felt so strong that I was guided to Kudaka Island.
My works are two-dimensional flat paintings utilizing mineral pigments on the Japanese papers. First, I made the backgrounds on these papers by adding handmade paints and pasting rough sands utilizing a resin glue. On the bumpy background, I painted the picture while putting some additional mineral pigments and foils, and scraped off the surface. After that, the background (undercoating) of the Japanese paper was removed off from the panels. After intentionally making wrinkles by rubbing, these Japanese papers were put back into the panels. With this method, I have tried to paint on the wrinkled papers in the panels. It was a tough process to add colors gradually by restoring those wrinkled parts that were made by a chance, but I have realized this is an unique expression that reminds me of a shapes of the nature that were accidentally made.
In my previous works, I often used dynamic expressions, but now I try to add more depth in my works by using delicate expressions. I will be happy if my feelings resonating with the sea is conveyed to the audience. Overall, I would like to expand my creative expressions further by closely looking at the nature, and continue devote my life as a painter.
