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Writer's Deep Dive Column | Moving Between Subj...
The image shows Asami Sato's atelier. I want my works to blend into everyday life, yet feature clever colors and shapes. Such a clear intention resides in Asami Sato's works....
Writer's Deep Dive Column | Moving Between Subj...
The image shows Asami Sato's atelier. I want my works to blend into everyday life, yet feature clever colors and shapes. Such a clear intention resides in Asami Sato's works....
Writer's Deep Dive Column | Yumi Takimoto, Abst...
While Yumi Takimoto's works possess a clear presence of paint, they never feel suffocating to behold. The thickly applied colors and white paint seek equilibrium within the canvas, and this...
Writer's Deep Dive Column | Yumi Takimoto, Abst...
While Yumi Takimoto's works possess a clear presence of paint, they never feel suffocating to behold. The thickly applied colors and white paint seek equilibrium within the canvas, and this...
In-depth Column on Artists | Melting Boundaries...
Abstract art has a way of reaching us before words do. Before we can even describe what is depicted, a certain atmosphere or presence emerges. Satomi Tanji's works are precisely...
In-depth Column on Artists | Melting Boundaries...
Abstract art has a way of reaching us before words do. Before we can even describe what is depicted, a certain atmosphere or presence emerges. Satomi Tanji's works are precisely...
Writer's In-Depth Column | Embracing the Season...
When I look at Ayano Ichiyanagi's work, I feel like my breathing settles. The orange of the Campsis (trumpet vine), the yellow of the Coreopsis, the purple of the Oxalis....
Writer's In-Depth Column | Embracing the Season...
When I look at Ayano Ichiyanagi's work, I feel like my breathing settles. The orange of the Campsis (trumpet vine), the yellow of the Coreopsis, the purple of the Oxalis....
Artist Deep Dive | “It Feels Alive” — ado (Maki...
The creatures ado draws never push their cuteness too far to the front. They meet your eyes, and yet they don’t pin anything down. They have expressions, and yet they...
Artist Deep Dive | “It Feels Alive” — ado (Maki...
The creatures ado draws never push their cuteness too far to the front. They meet your eyes, and yet they don’t pin anything down. They have expressions, and yet they...
Writer's In-Depth Column | Rieko Oka, Hokkaido ...
Oka's Workspace The name "Ten to Sen Moyo Seisakusho" (Dot and Line Pattern Studio) has a somewhat institutional ring to it. In reality, it is a brand run solely...
Writer's In-Depth Column | Rieko Oka, Hokkaido ...
Oka's Workspace The name "Ten to Sen Moyo Seisakusho" (Dot and Line Pattern Studio) has a somewhat institutional ring to it. In reality, it is a brand run solely...
Writer's Deep Dive Column | Kenichiro Watanabe:...
Exterior of Standard Trade Yokohama Yamate Shop "Consistently doing the basics exceptionally well." If there's one phrase that best describes Kenichiro Watanabe, president of Standard Trade Co., Ltd., this...
Writer's Deep Dive Column | Kenichiro Watanabe:...
Exterior of Standard Trade Yokohama Yamate Shop "Consistently doing the basics exceptionally well." If there's one phrase that best describes Kenichiro Watanabe, president of Standard Trade Co., Ltd., this...
Artist Deep Dive | Watercolors That Decorate th...
IntroductionThere is a temperature to the light in Hashimoto’s paintings. When soft oranges and yellows overlap with pale blues and grays, it can feel as though she is painting not...
Artist Deep Dive | Watercolors That Decorate th...
IntroductionThere is a temperature to the light in Hashimoto’s paintings. When soft oranges and yellows overlap with pale blues and grays, it can feel as though she is painting not...
Artist Deep Dive | Making Time, Shaping Everyda...
Jurianne Matter’s products offer “time to use your hands” even before they become something “to display at home.” Paper bouquets and trees, boats carrying wishes. Rather than the finished object...
Artist Deep Dive | Making Time, Shaping Everyda...
Jurianne Matter’s products offer “time to use your hands” even before they become something “to display at home.” Paper bouquets and trees, boats carrying wishes. Rather than the finished object...
Artist Deep Dive | Kishin: An Artist Draped in ...
The Beginning, Without a Clear Reason Kishin began painting in the late twenties, according to the artist. There was no strong motivation or fixed vision of the future. It started...
Artist Deep Dive | Kishin: An Artist Draped in ...
The Beginning, Without a Clear Reason Kishin began painting in the late twenties, according to the artist. There was no strong motivation or fixed vision of the future. It started...
Artist Deep Dive | Yumi Yoshimoto: Drawing Tact...
The view of Nishikatsura Town, Yamanashi Prefecture, where Yoshimoto lives It Begins with “I Love to Draw”When you encounter Yumi Yoshimoto’s work, what reaches you first is not the...
Artist Deep Dive | Yumi Yoshimoto: Drawing Tact...
The view of Nishikatsura Town, Yamanashi Prefecture, where Yoshimoto lives It Begins with “I Love to Draw”When you encounter Yumi Yoshimoto’s work, what reaches you first is not the...
Artist Deep Dive | Ken Umezaki (ELEMENTI ART), ...
When looking at Umezaki’s work, you get the sense that although he paints nature, he deliberately holds back from explaining too much. The compositions feel carefully organized, and the colors...
Artist Deep Dive | Ken Umezaki (ELEMENTI ART), ...
When looking at Umezaki’s work, you get the sense that although he paints nature, he deliberately holds back from explaining too much. The compositions feel carefully organized, and the colors...
