Maki KISHIRO

▷ARTIST STATEMENT The theme is nature and life. Adding the knowledge of science that he learned at his previous school to the context of nature worship that the Japanese people have been connected to since ancient times, he seeks to express a bird's-eye view of the magnificent natural world that unf...

▷ARTIST STATEMENT The theme is nature and life. Adding the knowledge of science that he learned at his previous school to the context of nature worship that the Japanese people have been connected to since ancient times, he seeks to express a bird's-eye view of the magnificent natural world that unfolds inside living organisms and outside of society, which is beyond the reach of the human eye. Specifically, he draws motifs that run through the hierarchy of the natural world, such as cells → whales (individuals) → maps (society), in parallel, and adds a time axis to his expression to create works that visualize the reason and structure of the world. Another characteristic of contemporary nature is that it is changing under the influence of humans. Therefore, in recent years, he has been focusing on the problem of plastic in the oceans and weather changes caused by global warming. Applying the techniques of contemporary art, in which everyday objects and images are used in art, he samples parts from everyday life (contemporary society), art history, biology, and his own history, and connects them together to create a new worldview. He aims to create works that fuse Japanese aesthetic sensibilities derived from a view of nature with Western philosophical elements. He mainly creates semi-3-dimensional two-dimensional works based on acrylic paintings. (2024.9.15)