​Masutani, Makiko

Musashino Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Oil Painting, Major in Oil Painting

1982年	Born in Tokyo
2012年	Graduated from Musashino Art University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Oil Painting Currently enrolled in the Department of Painting, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts.

Playing with the sound of the sun 2011 909 x 909 mm each Canvas, acrylic paint
Full House Kagura 2011 1940×1940mm canvas, acrylic paint

Author's comment

It depicts the quiet rotation of everyday life.
Our lives, which are surrounded by order and repetition, begin to look playful with the slightest difference.

Judge's review

The motifs that appear in Masutani's works are hanging leather, scarves, and other everyday materials, and the spaces in which they are placed are reminiscent of, for example, the inside of a car on the way to work or school. However, there are no so-called pictorial themes to be found here, and each motif seems to be playing a decorative role. The aim here seems to be to actually make the center of the screen empty, giving each motif an equivalent meaning and eliminating the hierarchy of center and periphery. (Taro Amano)