The floor-to-ceiling shoji screens in the bedroom and dining room of this house seem to incorporate the natural world outside, with their distinctive patterns of light and shadow. The seamlessly linked panels were designed by architect Kota Mizuochi in collaboration with interior designer Toshie Shibata, who is known for her use of traditional Japanese materials and motifs.
Palm shadows on the shoji screens inspired Shibata to create something that would reflect their fluidity, which resulted in her proposal for a series of several works entitled Ikebana–a traditional Japanese art form involving the arrangement of flowers
Type of Medium | |
---|---|
Size of Painting |
More Paintings
DNA hand
The painting that I’m presenting this time is ” DNA hand “. I am very happy if the paintings that I draw always show an image of a pattern. It has been several years since my father passed away, and there was no particular reason to remember him on Father’s Day, but for some reason during this year’s commemoration of…
Sea life diptych
The painting is part of a series inspired by the Japanese tradition of Ikebana flower arrangement. In this case, each painting is from a different point of view, however both views work together as one composition. In past times, the sacred art of flower arrangement was reserved only for temples and the aristocracy who were able to enjoy its beauty…
Wave Landmark Tower, Tokio
At 88 stories, the Wave is a commercial building in Shinjuku and houses many of Japan’s major broadcasting corporations. It’s also home to Studio Alta, a music recording studio where I peformed with Maroon 5 and Jill Scott in the past year. The Wave is an impressive skyscraper and has been featured in multiple movies. The recording studio was designed…
Voyage to Hawaii 14 Oil paint with pyrography on Mango wood
Voyage to Hawaii 14 Oil paint with pyrography on Mango wood 48.5 x 48.5 inches 2022