ado（Makiko Watanabe）

ado 渡辺真希子

ado 渡辺真希子

A painter with a deep love for living creatures. While studying in the Faculty of Animal Science at Tokai University, she spent a short period in Kenya to become involved in wildlife conservation. Wondering what she could do for animals, she began her creative practice. After graduating, she worked as a contract staff member at Kumamoto City Zoological and Botanical Gardens, and continues to create while exploring ways to express the relationship between humans and animals, and the nature of life itself.

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  • かっこいいアートとは？｜部屋の印象を引き締める一枚を見つける

    What Makes for Cool Art? | Finding a Piece That...

    Images created by asking AI to "create a list of cool art." A variety of "coolness" is lined up. What kind of artwork comes to mind when you hear "cool...

    What Makes for Cool Art? | Finding a Piece That...

    Images created by asking AI to "create a list of cool art." A variety of "coolness" is lined up. What kind of artwork comes to mind when you hear "cool...

  • 東京近郊で出会う、アートのような建築物

    Architectural Masterpieces Near Tokyo

      The image shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building, a mixed-use residential and office complex designed by Kisho Kurokawa and completed in Ginza, Tokyo, in 1972. A representative work symbolizing...

    Architectural Masterpieces Near Tokyo

      The image shows the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building, a mixed-use residential and office complex designed by Kisho Kurokawa and completed in Ginza, Tokyo, in 1972. A representative work symbolizing...

  • またまたムーミンの新作ポスターが入荷しました。

    More new Moomin posters have arrived.

    "Party," a design originally released in 2014, has been reissued. Surrounded by vibrant green flora, the Moominvalley friends gather. Cake, music, dancing Moomins—a happy time around a lively table is...

    More new Moomin posters have arrived.

    "Party," a design originally released in 2014, has been reissued. Surrounded by vibrant green flora, the Moominvalley friends gather. Cake, music, dancing Moomins—a happy time around a lively table is...

  • アートポスターの色褪せを抑えるには？｜フレーム素材と窓辺の紫外線対策

    How to Prevent Fading in Art Posters: Frame Mat...

    "I had it displayed in a place where direct sunlight didn't hit it, but somehow the color changed over time." I've heard such comments before. Various factors contribute to the...

    How to Prevent Fading in Art Posters: Frame Mat...

    "I had it displayed in a place where direct sunlight didn't hit it, but somehow the color changed over time." I've heard such comments before. Various factors contribute to the...

  • 花鳥風月、雪月花、わびさび。似ているようで違う日本の美意識

    Kachōfūgetsu, Setsugekka, Wabi-sabi. Japanese a...

    The image evokes a modern sense of Kacho Fugetsu (Beauties of Nature)Masanao Taniguchi's work   The other day, when I wrote the column "Why paintings of animals and plants fit...

    Kachōfūgetsu, Setsugekka, Wabi-sabi. Japanese a...

    The image evokes a modern sense of Kacho Fugetsu (Beauties of Nature)Masanao Taniguchi's work   The other day, when I wrote the column "Why paintings of animals and plants fit...

  • 動物と植物の絵が、暮らしに馴染みやすい理由

    Why animal and plant drawings are easy to integ...

    The image shows Kayo Aoyama's "LEMON AND FIELD PEAS," featuring both animals and plants.   At our shop, artworks depicting animals and plants are frequently chosen. It's curious how these...

    Why animal and plant drawings are easy to integ...

    The image shows Kayo Aoyama's "LEMON AND FIELD PEAS," featuring both animals and plants.   At our shop, artworks depicting animals and plants are frequently chosen. It's curious how these...

  • 作家の深掘りコラム｜小さいお家がある風景。かのあさんが描く、ほっとできる居場所

    A landscape with a small house | A comforting p...

    The photo shows the Osaka Prefectural Flower Culture Garden, a place Kanoa occasionally visits for healing.   Small houses, hills, sheep, the moon, lakes. Kanoa's works depict a world that...

    A landscape with a small house | A comforting p...

    The photo shows the Osaka Prefectural Flower Culture Garden, a place Kanoa occasionally visits for healing.   Small houses, hills, sheep, the moon, lakes. Kanoa's works depict a world that...

  • アートプリントレーベル「R.」の作品を発売します。

    We will be releasing artworks from the art prin...

    "R." is an art print label founded by Asami Sato, an artist and designer, centered on abstract modern art. The phrase "still current" written below the "R." in the signature...

    We will be releasing artworks from the art prin...

    "R." is an art print label founded by Asami Sato, an artist and designer, centered on abstract modern art. The phrase "still current" written below the "R." in the signature...

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