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< Ai Kawamura
Japan

ARTSPER

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, in 1975, I’ve loved drawing since childhood, inspired by my father’s dream of becoming an illustrator. Art has always been in my family—My great-grandfather was also a skilled artist, carving Buddhist statues and creating Ceiling painting at the Shrine.
I entered Fukuoka University of Education, I joined the Japanese-style painting laboratory, studying under Professor Koji Mizutani. It was my first exposure to Japanese-style painting, realizing that the art I admired since childhood was created in this style. Fascinated not only by the beauty of their materials but also by their scientific aspects. I learned to observe subjects, grasp their essence, and convey them minimally on paper.
After college, leading me to explore Japanese painting independently.
I began my career as a full-time artist in 2013.
Since 2018, I exhibited at Art , represented by Gallery 1000A from India. Introducing my “Landscape” series, utilizing the yaki-haku technique of Japanese painting, reflecting the aesthetic sense of Japanese people perceiving landscapes in empty spaces.
Since then, I’ve been painting both realistic and abstract pieces.

CV

◎Art Fairs
2021 MANILA BANG International Art Show
2020 One Art Taipei 2020
2016/2018/2019 Art Gwangju
2018/2019 UNKNOWN ASIA Art Exchange Osaka
2018 Art Asia
◎Awards
2021 4th International Shoga Exhibition Fukuoka Cultural Federation Award
Beautiful Earth: Cultural and Biological Diversity Art Exhibition Gold Award
◎Residencies
2019 Kyushu International Art Camp
2016 Exhibition of Artists from Korea, China, and Japan Painting Gyeongju
◎Collections
The Ritz-Carlton Fukuoka /The Westin Tokyo/Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art/Dunedin Fine Art Center/Art Asia Foundation

STATEMENT

I extend my range of artistic expressions through both traditional Japanese-style painting and contemporary abstract painting. I learned to observe subjects, grasp their essence, and convey them minimally on paper. These works employ a traditional Japanese painting technique known as “yaki-haku” or “silver sulfide” where silver leaves undergo a chemical reaction with sulfur to evoke the textured aesthetic of wabi-sabi.

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