Ayaka Umeda pursues new pictorial expression using the traditional dyeing technique of wax dyeing. Wax dyeing is a pattern-dyeing technique in which heated wax is dipped into a brush and allowed to permeate the cloth, thus preventing the dye from entering the permeated area. The reason why Umeda expresses herself through dyeing is because she feels the possibility of expressing a world beyond her imagination. The dye particles that move on the water cannot be completely controlled. Unlike painting, dyeing is said to be something you “become” rather than something you “do,” and it sometimes creates a world that no one could have imagined. Umeda expresses various themes with wax dyeing based on the nature around her which she has been familiar with since her childhood, out of her urge to see the new world created by dyeing. Ayaka Umeda HP https://ayakaumeda-art.com//

A landscape in which the colors of things change in various ways with the passage of time. I would like to express the air and light of that moment with my impression.   Takuma Kaneko HP http://www.takumakaneko.com/

I always have the same theme at the bottom of my heart. It is to express what people cannot see and cannot express, such as space, air, time, and distance. I always try to depict the colorless transparency that exists between the eye and the object, rather than using objects as a medium for unrealistic expression.

It depicts the breath of life, interwoven with small animals and plants living in the wind and the big nature. I hope it will spread your imagination as fresh and clean as the latter. Kazuyuki Sudo HP http://sutooo.net/

I believe that art is free for both the artist and the viewer. I would be happy if the world I want to express matches the world of someone who sees my work. I want to keep drawing my dream in the reality of creation.

The relationship between a painter and a model is similar to that between a cook and an ingredient. No matter how good a cook you are, if the ingredients are not delicious, you have nothing to show for it. Many women have helped me to become the person I am today. That’s why I want to be able to depict not only the superficial beauty but also the inner strength and kindness of women. I hope that the women depicted in my works will remain with me for a long time to come, and I believe that this will be my way of repaying the women who supported me. (From WORKSOFKENTANAKAJIMA)

I think I will be able to paint the work I have been seeking for in my later years, when I can naturally wipe out all the desires of this world. Until then, I will continue to confront and endure myself.

Animals are not only cute like pets, but their fur, size, gestures, colors, patterns, and bodies suited to their environment and abilities are very interesting. Sometimes I draw the beauty of the animals themselves in the foreground, sometimes I create stories by imagining the animals’ gestures and outfits, and sometimes I draw my own desires (anthropomorphism, etc.) that I think would be interesting if they were like this, which is not possible in reality. I am particularly fond of large, white animals, and I like to draw polar bears, white tigers, and other white variants. I hope to draw such a picture through animals.