Mizuki Nishiyama

Tatami Burns, 2022

Oil on canvas

Painting90 x 50 x 1cmShips from Hong Kong

£7,800

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About the Artist

Mizuki Nishiyama (b.1998) is a London based, mixed-Japanese artist, creating raw, vivid and multifaceted paintings that explore the fragile human condition. As a mixed-Japanese artist, Nishiyama draws inspiration from the East and West. Bridging her Hong Kong, Japanese and Italian cultural heritages. Embracing deeply personal experiences to craft each artwork: the artist’s ongoing relationship with anxiety and trauma has greatly influenced her practice, and has fuelled her to confront vulnerability, fragility and the human condition. Painting is a chaotic yet meditative process for Nishiyama that allows her to make sense of the more tempestuous periods in life. Nishiyama holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Central Saint Martins, and a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Parsons School of Design. Her solo exhibitions include Shunga (2020) at Whitestone Gallery Hong Kong, An Exploration of Human Fragility: Love & Lust (2020) at the Tenri Cultural Institute of New York, and 脆い Moroi: An Exploration of Human Fragility (2019) at Greenpoint Gallery New York.

About the Artwork

Tatami Burns reflects the raw resonance of heritage, and the ardent eroticisim experienced in confronting femininity. The tatami mat is a traditional flooring material in Japanese style rooms made of rush and cloth: it is smooth when woven tightly, yet harsh and dry against the skin in its raw form. This work mimics those tensions between comfort and pain, touching on the tumultuous nature of humanity and impassioned experiences.

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