The theme of this exhibition is “The Gold”. Koshino was inspired by the use of color of an Austrian Symbolism painting master Gustav Klimt (to whom yesteryear was 150th anniversary from birth), along with Koshino’s discovery of Colored Gesso, which was a new material for her paintings, brought Koshino to step into a new paradigm of expression. Klimt, one of the artists who worked in Vienna at the end of the 19th century, is widely known for being inspired by such art as Japanese old maestro Korin Ogata, along with Rimpa School (Korin belonged), and shiny golden ancient Egyptian art. Koshino, who has been working beyond boundaries of the East and West, may have been thrilled by Klimt’s use of color, particularly featuring gold.
The gold and ink, Japanese papers and fabrics – Koshino’s each art work comes in variation and mixture of materials that could look either oriental or Western, and is emitting mysterious attraction. Please enjoy Koshino’s new creations.