Tomokazu Matsuyama
Crypto-Christian, 2006, acrylic on paper, 20 x 29 in
3rip-horse, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
The Wind of the Nights, 2008, acrylic on paper, 20 x 29 in
Unit, 2006, acrylic on paper, 18 x 32 inches
Day Dream, 2006, acrylic on paper, 20 x 28 inches
Summer Talk, 2006, acrylic on paper. 20 x 29 inches
Fl – ye – Kirin, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
Kirin, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60 inches
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Artist Statements
When I considered what is uniquely mine, I realized I wanted to take everything I was raised with and mix it all up and make something completely new. In order to create a universal language, I’m using the only cultural language I have. That’s why I’m studying traditional culture, searching for my own roots in order to express the universal. (more)
Within my work, I hope to render traditional icons and imagery within a broader ether of an international intermix. This has become the evolution of what seems to be the urban-ideal of the global contemporary. Reinterpretating Edo period imagery as well as contemporary motifs and patterning, I hope to blend what is seen as Eastern and Western aesthetics into one that resists categorization and cultural belonging. (more)
Tomokazu Matsuyama at Joshua Liner Gallery
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