Japanese Painting

Uniqueness of Japanese painting is the tools. Colours are mineral pigments from natural stones mixed with Nikawa, animal oil. There are colours from soil. White is made of shells. Black is Sumi, made of soot from pine tree oil or rapeseed oil. Washi, Japanese paper or silk is stretched with Dosa, alum solution to prevent from blurring. Gold and Silver paper is discolored by sulfur.

"Life in Air", mineral pigments, silver paper, Japanese paper, 1303x1620mm, 2022

"Life in Tree", mineral pigments, Japanese paper, 1620x1120mm, 2022

"Spider's Web",　mineral pigments, silver paper, Japanese paper, 1120x1455mm, 2021

"Workers", mineral pigments, silver paper, Japanese paper, 1167x910mm, 2020

"a Red Door", mineral pigments, Japanese paper, 1940x1303mm, 2023

"Over the Gate?", mineral pigments, Japanese paper, 1455x2240mm, 2020

"Lily", mineral pigments, Japanese paper, 530x652mm, 2020

"a tale", mineral pigments, silk, 652x530mm, 2020

"Flicker", mineral pigments, Japanese paper, 530x652mm, 2020

"Void", mineral pigments, Japanese paper, 1167x910mm, 2022

"Chasing the Shadow", mineral pigments, sumi, silk, 530x455mm, 2021

"a Procession", mineral pigments, canvas, 600x900mm, 2026

"Domes", mineral pigments, silk, 910x727mm, 2021

"Milk", mineral pigments, Japanese paper, 910x727mm, 2021

"Weight of Light", mineral pigments, Japanese paper, 1455x1120mm, 2022