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MISA AIHARA
art now Lives and works in Funabashi, Japan

https://misaaihara.com/

Fundamentally, I explore the reality of a painting. I try to create it with
every kind of figurative element on a picture; color, shapes, composition,
texture, brush stroke, touch, splash, and so on. I aim to give emotional
and spiritual impact to the composition of figurative abstract elements.
I often start painting inspired by a combination of colors. One day, I
happened to see and was attracted to pieces of two different colors
side by side on the table; dark gray and crimson. I wondered why I was
impressed. Then it struck me that I perceived a tough energy from it.
I sketched out plans with watercolor.

A week later, when I felt my emotion had set deep enough into the
subject, I started painting directly on canvas. I sometimes work in
chaos. I ask myself, “What does the picture mean?” or “Is the picture
worth working for?” My brain tells me, “Wrong color!” or “Wrong place!”
I struggle to find the next step to complete the work. I usually work
on almost 10 works at the same time. I keep working on a painting for
three days, one for weeks, one for months, or sometimes one for years.
I often happen to find clues to complete each work this way. I have
never been desperate. I believe I will reach the goal. I enjoy the process.
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