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Biography

Misa Aihara is a Japanese contemporary artist recognized for her impressive works through their originality and the strength of their visual language. She was born in 1942 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. At the age of fourteen, she wanted to become an artist-painter. After her art training at Joshibi University of Art & Design, Tokyo, she realized that she was very interested in abstract painting. Since then, she has created abstract paintings.

In 1972, she visited several African countries. She often sketched people in motion at the edge of the Niger River and at the Dakar bazaar in Senegal. She was intrigued by their dynamics. She is creative in both her thought processes and artistic work, with a consistent sense of dynamism shaping her approach.

After the journey, she spent four years in London, UK, visiting museums across Europe and studying old masters. She produced etching works. She visited the print room at the British Museum to examine Goya's prints. She also visited the New York Public Library and studied the prints of Katsushika Hokusai. She felt thrilled by analyzing the compositions of his printworks. She was also influenced by Japanese old masters, including Sesshu and Tawaraya Sotatsu.

She returned to her home country in 1975. She has participated in many solo and group exhibitions in her home country, across Europe, and in the USA. She has attended prestigious art events, including the Florence Art Biennale, the London Art Biennale, Art Expo New York, Spectrum Miami, and the Chianciano Art Awards, among others.

She lives and works in Funabashi, Japan.

Artist Statement

My artistic life is a single continuous current flowing through time. I have always tried to liberate myself from an established concept of art.

At the start of my artistic career, I was absorbed in exploring the possibilities of colors. I designated sky blue as the primary color. I learned to develop my imagination around the core color, sky blue. Then, I paused before beginning to paint with the main color. I started the “Filozofias Koloroj (Esperanto: colors to philosophize) - series.” After that, I felt free in using colors. I began searching for something that matched my imagination. In the creation of the “Verko (Esperanto: a work of art) - series,” I discovered a boundless freedom, an unchaining from pre-existing rules, and a newfound belief in the unrestricted expression that painting could offer me.

My subject is a philosophical exploration of what constitutes ‘reality’ within a work of art. I do this with pictorial abstract elements. I want to invite the viewer to explore a deeper dimension of consciousness.

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