Nana Funo Exhibits Memory-Layered Paintings at Tokyo Gallery

Japanese artist Nana Funo creates intricate paintings that incorporate personal recollections through multiple layers of acrylic paint. Her works feature recurring elements such as figures, animals, and plants, building upon initial base images to form complex compositions reminiscent of woven textiles. Funo describes her process as sealing forgotten elements within images to generate new narratives. One specific piece, 'Fish Seed, Fruit Bones, and Things I Forget as Time Passes,' draws inspiration from her experiences with her young son, incorporating stylized representations of local flora like pine trees and mistletoe. The artist has long used painting as a means to explore perceptions of beauty and mortality, finding profound satisfaction in the act of creation. Recently, her artwork was displayed in a solo presentation titled 'I Can Go There. So Can You' at Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo. Funo's artistic practice is deeply connected to her personal history, with painting serving as a fundamental aspect of her life since childhood.