Maria Tanikawa

Her artwork is based on NIHONGA method. Primarily, She works with sumi-ink, dry jewel pigments and metal leaf (gold, silver, copper and aluminum). Even when working with a two-dimensional work, striving to create rich textures, reflection and space by using many layers of ink, metal leaf and pigment...

Her artwork is based on NIHONGA method. Primarily, She works with sumi-ink, dry jewel pigments and metal leaf (gold, silver, copper and aluminum). Even when working with a two-dimensional work, striving to create rich textures, reflection and space by using many layers of ink, metal leaf and pigmentthus allowing her to capture the feeling of a three-dimensional piece. As a result of this process of layering materials. Another important aspect in herartwork is the composition of metal which creates shifting colors. The fact that metal can change color on its own as time goes by compliments the theme ofher work. The theme of my art is “HUMAN FEELING: emotional life.” The roots of her art lies in organic abstraction– fascinated by human emotions – for example, hope, sadness, confusion and love. And interested in the relationships orconnections that exist in our minds between ideas and images such as color, sound, rhythm and movement.

希望、寂しさ、混乱、愛、そして心の中に存在する色彩、音、リズムおよびムーブメントとの間の関係に深い関心を持っているところを根源にしています。 抽象作品に良く見られる地図のようなテーマは、このような関係への探索、そしてランドスケープに感情と色彩をマッピングすることによってこれを明確化しようとしています。

墨、 金属箔と岩絵具を何層にも塗り重ねることによって生まれる質感、二次元の作品をあたかも三次元の世界にいるかのように。 また、それはテーマである変容していく「人間の感情」を完結させるのです。