April 1 – April 30, 2021
SOLO Exhibition
yuca
The exhibition of heartwarming cotton swab【やわらかな綿棒の世界展】


Rainbow (May the richness fall like a snowfall)
cotton swabs, acrylic gouache, roller, my finger
18.11 × 15.08 inches
2010
$459 (with frame)

Egg of hope (happy birthday)
cotton swabs, acrylic gouache
18.11 × 15.04 inches
2012
$624 (with frame)

Evening view of the southern island
cotton swabs, acrylic gouache
17.4 × 14.37 inches
2012 – 2013
$624 (with frame)

Ripples … A drop made of tears
cotton swabs, acrylic gouache
20.75 × 16.22 inches
2013
$660 (with frame)

Holy light (let’s turn on the light)
cotton swabs, acrylic gouache
6.22 × 8.94 inches
2020
$142 (without frame)

Remote drinking (I want to meet you)
cotton swabs, acrylic gouache, toothpick
6.22 × 8.94 inches
2020
$266 (without frame)

S A K U R A
cotton swabs, acrylic gouache, toothpick
6.22 × 8.94 inches
2021
$230 (without frame)

The Blue Earth
cotton swabs, acrylic gouache, toothpick
13.39 × 11.02 inches
2021
$330 (with frame)

It’s spring
cotton swabs, acrylic gouache, toothpick
17.91 × 14.96 inches
2021
$624 (with frame)

Painter yuca’s real name is Yuca Taguchi, and she was born in Gifu prefecture, 1968.
Since her childhood, she has gone through great lengths. She uses a cotton swab soaked in paint without brushes.
Currently fifty-three years old, she found this style ten years ago, and is now based in Aichi.
After she started Instagram in 2019, her works have been well received not only in Japan but also overseas.
She was still using brushes during her forties, but was not making much progress In 2010, she decided to give cotton swabs a try. This became a major turning point.
「Rainbow」; her first piece with cotton swabs. Her artworks were still evolving.
「Jealousy」; her masterpiece, which accurately depicts water drops on the surface of an apple. One cannot take their eyes off her works.
「Ripples – a drop of tears」 was awarded “The 55th KFS Student-gallery Instructor” in
2013.