Internationally represented by:
Smart Ship Gallery Tokyo
Nationally represented by:
Artplacement
Art van der Brugge
Part of the following collections:
Gabellini Sheppard New York
無念無想明鏡止水 — munen musō meikyō shisui
Free of thoughts, the mind like a pure, clear mirror
This brief yet poignant phrase perfectly describes my view of the arts – being able to artistically manifest the authentic and true inner essence of things within the chosen media, entirely free of distracting thoughts. In this sphere, where art is no longer expressed through rational or deliberately chosen acts, art becomes non-art, which is something that I strive for in every new work of art.
My academic work with East Asian Art, in particular with Japanese Art, has profoundly influenced my relationship towards the arts.
In my youth I developed a deep interest in Japan, which inspired me to study History of East Asian Art and Japanese Studies after finishing grammar school. My continued interest in Asian Art has led not only to a PhD in Japanese Art, but, since my early years, has remained an integral part of my life, a characteristic that is also ingrained in my artistic oeuvre.
With the passing of time, I have selected those inspirations from Japanese culture that harmonised with and reflected my view of the arts. This is how an artistic palette was created that not only contains spiritual and philosophical elements, but equally includes distinct aesthetic and compositional components.
The tangible result of the above are expressive, multi-layered works, in which I combine, symbiotically and in a highly distinctive way, elements that I have adopted from Japanese Art with the technical means of expression of modern Western Art.