ABOUT MY WORK

When I was a child, I saw the dirt on the ground being slowly covered with asphalt, and I felt lonely and scared at being cut off from the dirt and insects.

I have never been good at expressing my complicated feelings in words, so I created artworks to express feelings I could not digest. In 2008, I went to university and lived along a national highway in a new town, but when I saw the asphalt roads, inorganic guardrails, signs for apartments and chain stores, and roadside trees surrounded by concrete, I felt nauseous, had a tightness in my chest, and was irritated. In 2016, about two years after graduating from university, I was hit by an intense feeling of loneliness, and I suddenly started crying and could no longer paint. I went on a week-long trip to Iriomote Island to recuperate, where I met a childhood friend from the same hometown, looked at the wide starry sky, and swam with colorful fish, which helped me regain a sense of being alive. The following year, in 2017, my desire for nature was growing, and I moved to the mountainous area of Oita Prefecture when I got married. Living with the mountains close by and surrounded by wild animals, insects, and birds, I felt as if the cells of the forest and the animals were entering my body.

In 2020, while looking for a job in agriculture, he unexpectedly ended up working at an autism facility, where he spent his time working in the fields and drawing with the residents. In 2023, after seven years living in Oita Prefecture, he regained the joy of living and was able to face the things in front of him honestly, and resumed his activities for the first time in five years. As he interacted with people with autism, he began to think about how we perceive primitive things, which overlapped with the themes of his own works that he had been trying to express. In 2024, he will present his first solo exhibition in Oita, featuring simplified depictions of the sun, trees, butterflies, etc.

In response to the chaos in the world, he himself has had ups and downs, but in 2024, he resolved to "live with his feet firmly on the ground, no matter what era comes." Since then, he has started creating art using materials that are close at hand and inexpensive. He created pigments from soil he collected nearby and painted tempera paintings, which can be painted with eggs and vinegar. For the canvas, he used burlap bags discarded at a local bean sprout factory. He felt a sense of security that he was connected to the land as a result of the circulation occurring in the place where he lives.

I consistently use my own experiences as a starting point to express the wonders of this world. My works are a record of the journey called "life."

2025

When I was a child, I watched the ground that used to be dirt gradually covered with asphalt, and felt sadness and fear at being cut off from the soil, and from the insects.

I was not always good at expressing my complex emotions in words, so I created artwork to express the feelings I could not chew.In 2008, when I went to college, I lived along a national highway in a new town, but the asphalt roads, inorganic guardrails, signs for condominiums and chain stores, and concrete-enclosed street trees raised nausea, chest pain, and irritation. Sometime in 2016, about two years after I graduated from college, an intense loneliness hit me and I suddenly began to cry and could not paint.On Iriomote Island, which I visited during a week-long trip for medical treatment, I was reunited with a childhood friend from my hometown, and seeing the wide starry sky and swimming with colorful fish helped me regain a sense of being alive. The following year, 2017, I had a chance encounter and ended up marrying into the mountainous region of Oita Prefecture. With the mountains right next to me, I felt as if the cells of the forest and animals were entering my own body during my days of living surrounded by wildlife, animals, insects, and wild birds.

In 2020, when I was looking for a job in agriculture, I unexpectedly found myself working at an autism facility, where I spend my time working in the fields with the patients and drawing pictures.In 2023, after seven years of living in Oita Prefecture, I resumed my creative activities, having regained the joy of living and being able to quite face what was in front of me. In 2024, in my first solo exhibition in Oita, I will present simplified paintings of the sun, trees, and butterflies.

As if in response to the turmoil in the world, I myself had my ups and downs, but in 2024, I decided to "live with my feet on the ground, no matter what the times bring. I then began to create using materials that were familiar and cost-effective. I created pigments with soil from my neighborhood and painted tempera paintings that could be done with eggs and vinegar.I used jute bags discarded at a local bean sprout factory as the canvas.I felt a sense of security in being connected to the land by having circulation take place in the place where I live. I felt a sense of security in being connected to the land through the circulation that takes place in the place where I live.

I consistently use my own experiences as the starting point for expressing the wonders of this world. My work is a record of a journey called "life.

2025