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Tomio Koyama Gallery Kyobashi
EVENTS & PROGRAMS
Nana Funo “I can go there. So can you.”
Open
2026/1/17 Sat. ～ 2026/2/21 Sat.
Funo elaborately and boldly develops her works as if sublimating the experiences, sensations, and emotions of her own life into a new world that transcends time and space.
A major characteristic of Funo’s work is the way in which she covers the initial image she has depicted with layers of paint and then paints over it with new motifs. The subtle interrelationships between these different hidden layers creates an elegant complexity. Of this, the artist states, “Things that existed long ago, things that most people no longer remember are sealed within the image, and these become the substance from which new stories arise.” In creating her works for this exhibition, Funo expressed her interest in “encompassing different timelines.”
As with her new painting The Phases of the Moon, a number of circles can be observed in her recent works. While she had painted them subconsciously, she came to the realization that they may in fact be moons. From there, she consciously painted the moon, which shines its light while moving from place to place, repeatedly within the same image as if to “encompass different timelines.”
Fish Seed, Fruit Bones, and Things I Forget as Time Passes is a title inspired by her son’s verbal mistakes and reflects the artist’s desire to preserve the growth and precious memories of her young child—those bittersweet days filled with love—in their entirety.
Although both works depict similar trees, these are almost all “conceptual trees” inspired by the endearing round shapes of pine trees and mistletoe found near the artist’s home yet painted without any preliminary sketches and without actual observation.
Information
- Dates
2026/1/17 Sat.～2026/2/21 Sat.
11:00～19:00
- Closed
Sundays, Mondays and public holidays
- Organizer
Tomio Koyama Gallery Kyobashi
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