As we all know, There is much brutality and violence around the world.
Everything can change in a moment,
a happy, peaceful day can be destroyed in a second by things that are not in our control.
I used to be influenced by this continual potential for disastrous
change and I felt compelled to paint what might be called a borderline
:the line between light and dark, black and white, good and evil...etc.
The way to express this was through abstract drawings and surrealism.
But I have changed and I have begun to focus on a more happier aspect of life since I moved here to NYC.
I have been making paper sculpture since 2006.
The catalyst for this change was seeing dollhouses created by my aunt with her husband when I retuned home to Japan on vacation.
I realized I really like miniature worlds.
Therefore,I have been working on miniature world lately.
My miniature worlds are patterned after Osaka and Tokyo, Japan.
I, myself, am from Osaka, and I fold and glue pieces of colored paper to create 3D effect.
I actually created my first piece, based on Osaka, because I really missed my parents and I felt I could feel closer to them by recreating my hometown.
The concept of my work could be expressed as "Feel as if you are here."
If you had ever been to any of the cities I have created in miniature, you might actually feel sentimental!
If you have never been to these cities, I want to give you a preparatory experience!
I hope to provide small happiness and kindness to people through my art work.
