I have liked flipping through the pages of illustrated books since I was a small child. When I leaned that scholars a long time ago took painters with them on their research trips around the world, I immediately thought, “How wonderful if I could spend my days traveling around the world and drawing flowers and insects. This is the job I would love to devote myself to for life.” Unfortunately, cameras and computers have taken over the painter’s job nowadays. These tools capture an object much faster and more correctly that I draw it. However, do they capture the images that I see correctly? The camera has only one viewpoint, but human have two. Likewise, the camera lens is completely fixed, but not ours; human eyes tend to capture only what they want to see. Although the camera catches an instant moment, it requires a certain length of time for humans to see an object. This is my approach toward realism. Flowers and grasses by the roadside, vegetables and fruits on the table -- how beautiful and lively they are! I display them on watercolor paper as if showing them in collection boxes. I love to share the beauty and the simple and quiet moments that impressed me through my work.
Exhibition
- Focus on Nature -- New York State Museum, Albany, USA -- 2010
- The twelfth annual ASBA juried exhibition --The Horticultural Society of New York, New York, USA--2009
- IMAGINE THAT! --Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona, USA --2009
- ENGEIICHI-Among Plants -- Hanare Gallery, Kawanishi, Japan -- 2009
- Group show --NYCoo Gallery, New York, USA --2008
- NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW at Chisholm Gallery Booth --Newport Mansion, Rhode Island, USA --2008
- Solo Exhibition --Gallery HAKU, Osaka, Japan --1999, 2000, 2002
Education
- Master of Fine Art in Painting, Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan --1997
- Bachelor of Fine Art, Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan --1995
