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portrait paintings


Past Portraiture: An exploration of ancestral affiliation, 2012, acrylic and pen on board
Exhibited at Crows Nest Regional Gallery 2012

Artist Statement
Portraiture has been used as a device for nobility to remain immortal in time, to tell stories, for shameless self-promotion, and for an exploration into a deeper self-understanding. It is a means to penetrate into the character of the sitter and the artist. As a young emerging artist portraiture has become an important element for further exploration in order to create a sense of self-understanding. After witnessing historical documents of my ancestor Samurai Katsumoto Katagiri, for the first time in 2011, a spark ignited my curiosity and desire to experiment with the subject of self-representation and the human form. By using the aesthetic f traditional Japanese art and ornamental design, this body of work  has culminated from research into portraiture linking to my Japanese heritage. It also documents an important journey of self-discovery, understanding and transformation, as referenced in each work's title. 
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Poised for battle, 2012, acrylic on canvas board
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In the beginning there was, 2012 acrylic on canvas board
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By this stage I decided to give her the bird, 2012 acrylic on canvas board
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If my hair was this long I could sit on it, 2012 acrylic on canvas board
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Displaying your clean laundry is still dirty, 2012, acrylic on canvas board
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If I knew what she was thinking I still wouldn't tell you, 2012, acrylic on canvas board
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Vanity or Insanity?, 2012, acrylic on canvas board
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If you stare long enough she still won't blink, 2012 acrylic on canvas board
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Moving forward, looking back, 2012, acrylic on canvas board
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A brush with reality, 2012, acrylic on board
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Warrior worrier, 2012, acrylic on canvas board

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    • paper cuts >
      • 余白の美: Yohaku no bi (the beauty of empty space)
      • paper cut series
      • paper cut installations
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      • Wilston Village Precinct 2020
      • Milton Patterns 2019
      • Brisbane Street Art Festival 2019
      • Window of Worship 2019
      • The River's Embrace 2018
      • Cathedral Square 2017
      • William Jolly Bridge 2017
      • First Coat 2017
      • Grand Central Culture Wall 2017
      • Traffic Signal Box 2016
      • Vibrant Laneways 2016
      • BrisAsia Festival 2016
      • UnFramed, Coolum 2015
      • Thailand Paste-Ups 2014
      • Real People Real Stories 2013
      • Animals with Attitude 2012
    • portraits >
      • portrait drawings
      • portrait paintings
  • about
    • about
    • contact