Yoshihiro Kita

I like antique artworks, not limited to nihonga. I find myself admiring works which I am not sure who has made them.

The appearance of patina, scratches and flaked off surface, which have been made over time, make me feel satisfied.

It is exactly the same feeling that I enjoy nature. This is my creative urge currently.

If we find antique nihonga, in most of the cases, they are housed at shrines and temples. The auspicious images

depicted in them appear in many of my artworks too. Colors which I use, such as vermilion and gold,

show how I am attached to antiques. These colors match with the tropical environment of Okinawa

where my creative activities take place. And they also represent the view of nature that has been passed down

in East Asia. If I were to describe my artwork of ancient divine who are dancing, and of brilliant coloring,

I would call it “a festival.”