油やアクリルを使ったアナログな絵と同様にデジタル絵の制作も行うことで培われた現代的な色彩感覚により大胆で繊細な画面を作る。その表面的な美しさの中では、『愛と死、永遠と刹那』について、自身の経験、思想を元に模索したレイヤーが存在する。自身の美的感覚の根底にある日本文化、物語、詩、神話などから、独自の解釈で再構築し制作を行う。特に現在は花や蝶、人間、愛と死、永遠と刹那を表現するために使用する。隠された意味を自分の絵に取り入れることは、長年美術に用いられてきたアレゴリーへのオマージュでもある。

I am a painter who expresses my experience and presents my enthusiasm for human relations and emotions such as love and death. My paintings relate with my strong personal aesthetic which reflects my background as a rural Japanese woman.  I grew up surrounded by nature and my works helps the viewer feel as if they are in another time, a magical forest, with dappled light which pulls them into my own chaotic, emotive world with vintage Japanese elements and vivid colours.

When I paint, I compose layers in my head and paint them on canvas. My multiple colourful layers represent my experiences since childhood, which range from the joyfulness of life to the fear of death, even if the first layer may not be seen. I also have been fascinated by the colour combinations created by layering of garments called “kasane”. They were made with the limited dyeing technology, available 1000 years ago in Japan. I studied the techniques and colour combinations for ancient fabric. In addition, I am fascinated by the high context that is expressed in these traditional patterns.

Through repeated research, I found it interesting to include this contextual meaning in my paintings. It had a linguistic influence on me; pursuing superficial beauty and secretly depicting stories and emotions behind it. This is in homage to the allegories that have been used in art for many years.I attempt to create new paintings with my modern sense, while referencing classic colour combinations and patterns.