Manami visualizes the circulation of blood, heat and the fluid nature of human emotional experiences through painting. She uses decalcomania, a transfer technique of medium. Though the result resembles flesh and blood, the shapes born by accident are beyond our preconceived ideas. The unpredictable method of painting in itself is a direct reflection of diverse human physicality and how we seek meaning out of it, she says.
She also mentions the sacred beauty of female bodies. Their bodies, which are capable of bringing into a new life, are noble and graceful. Manami expresses her awes in the pelvis and vagina, which can transform into different shapes in order to nurture other lives.
1993Born in Tokyo
2017Graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College for Fine Arts Degree
Solo Exhibition
2020INVISIBLE BLOOD (artspace rashinban / Tokyo)
2021In the Body (Bumpodo Gallery Cafe / Tokyo)
2022Passion (Iwasaki Museum / Kanagawa)
2023Body Graph II (Art gallery close / Tokyo)
Group Exhibition
2017FACE2017 SOMPO Frontier Artists Contest Exhibition (Museum of Art / Tokyo)
2017The 35th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize Exhibition (The Ueno Royal Museum / Tokyo)
