The message in my abstract paintings
I loved gradient light and color as a little child.
When I was a college student, I traveled around the world and met different indigenous people.
I was fascinated by their beautiful culture.
Unfortunately, we still have conflicts and discrimination in this world.
“We are all one. What’s important is to see the world from a universal viewpoint with our mind.”
That is my message.
Since 2020, the world has been in deep sorrow, and the frustration has been turned into anti-Asian hate crimes.
I would like to send a message with my artwork.
We are diverse and are ‘Oneness.’
Catharsis – Let’s get a light back into the bottom of your heart letting go of sadness and hard feelings.
Resonance – In volatile times, resonating would lead us to a strong bond.
Eternity – We will understand each other, and will be oneness.
Yoko Kitazaki was born in Kyoto and learned oil painting from an early age. She loved the layered colors of “Water Lilies” drawn by Monet, and she wanted to express the changing light. She majored in dyeing at Kyoto City University of Arts, and in the past, dyeing and oil painting were the means of expression. With the changes in the world in 2020, she began to create abstract paintings using acrylic paints. Monet’s colors and the dyeing design still influences her expression.
Her current activities are exhibited at overseas exhibitions such as Divulgarti in Italy. The theme of her production is based on duality and contains the message of “Seeing the whole phenomenon from the viewpoint of the mind. ”As a feature of the work, she changes the smooth paints to“ movement, flow, luster, lumps, and cracks” and so on. This is due to her idea of rebonding the pigments.
