Yuriyo

Losing her mother in her teenage years, she found herself unable to express her grief and anger through words or emotions. Instead, she began to pour these feelings onto the canvas, using art as her outlet.

Her thoughts turned to the fragility of human life, the cycle of death, and the endless repetition of war. In 2019, she visited the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, an experience that deeply resonated with her. Confronted by the injustices of life and death, the ceaseless wars, and her own sense of helplessness and sorrow, she began channeling these emotions into her art.

Entirely self-taught, she creates with a combination of intuition and unconscious drive, exploring the depths of her psyche and giving voice to her emotions and messages through her work.

The central motif of my work is the "eye," depicted through multiple layered arrangements to symbolize cells and life itself. While each eye exists as an individual entity, their collective presence forms the essence of life's rhythm, illustrating the ebb and flow of existence within the world (canvas).

Her artistic journey transcends borders, with exhibitions both in Japan and abroad. Drawing from her background as a former street dancer, she incorporates body painting and dance into her performances, merging movement and art into a powerful expression of her unique vision.

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