Tomio Koyama Gallery Tokyo - Kyoto | TKG Editions　Ginza - Kyoto

» Introduction:

Nana Funo weaves delicate and sensuous motifs into her paintings with unique matiere. "Scab on Flower," which was exhibited at VOCA (The Vision of Contemporary Art) exhibition at The Ueno Royal Museum this year, embraces a sense of floating as well as quiet grace coming from the multilayered matiere; acrylic, dye, gesso, and acrylic again.
The world of imagination and stories that she used to indulge in her childhood revisits on canvas with the motifs of sometimes nightmare or personal memories with family. The other source of images is her sketchbook, which she draws everyday. The drawings on the book are superb themselves, but they imply unlimited possibilities on canvas.

» Concept:

This exhibition features approximately 8 new paintings including a large painting of 3m 88cm in width, "Scab on Flower," and a painting on round shaped canvas made on a special order.
At TKG Editions Kyoto, approximately 100 small paintings of 20 x 20 cm are exhibited. The motifs are flowers, trees, myths, and travels to the unknown places, etc. Kaleidoscopic images by various mediums fill the exhibition space.

» Artist Biography:

Nana Funo was born in 1983 in Shizuoka, Japan. She graduated from Osaka University of Art, Fine Arts Department, then received M.F.A. in Painting from Kyoto City University of Arts. She won Judge Tomio Koyama Prize at "ART AWARD TOKYO 2008"(Gyoko Chika Gallery, Tokyo) in 2008.
Funo has exhibited at "VOCA 2009" at The Royal Ueno Museum (recommended by Mitsue Nagaya, curator at The National Art Center, Tokyo). This is 3rd exhibition at Tomio Koyama Gallery after 2 exhibitions (TKG Editions, Tomio Koyama Gallery) in 2008.