RENA OZAKI
An International Artist, Japan
Artist's Statement:
There are many arches in UAE. You can see them in buildings design not only in the mosques. I thought that I wanted to take that into my works. As it happens, it was “arches” that I used to research at graduate school. I think that you feel the effects-properties of “extending,” “softness”, “coherent” and “inducement the line of sight”.
“Smell: the aroma of coffee”
Mixed media on Japanese papers ‘washi’ on canvas
Emirati people love cafe, and it’s not an exaggeration saying that they’ll answer cafe when it comes to talking about gathering with friends. Painting “Smell: the perfume” and “Smell: the aroma of coffee” are series, and the theme are smells as you see in the titles. In this painting, the aroma of coffee is hanging in the air.
I visualized the ‘cultures’ that I felt familiar to me in the Abu Dhabi life.
I want to say big thanks to the man wearing kandoora for accepting my request.
※About painting materials
I used real coffee to express the aroma of coffee. You can smell it if you get close to this painting. In addition to the materials that I used in “Smell: the perfume”, I did acrylic, modeling paste, silver leaves, handmade eggshell powder (pigments) and so on.
“Camel II”
Silk painting: dye and gutta on silk
This is my second silk painting. Same like “Camel I”, this is a design filled with colorful patterns in a camel silhouette. The sun shines, floating white clouds, plants grow up after it rained. I thought the mis-match is interesting between the desert of UAE and things that will never happen.
※About painting materials:
Other than basic silk painting materials, I used salts for background. It is a technique using effect that salt “sucks” water out of nearby areas.
“Smell: the perfume”
Mixed media on Japanese papers ‘washi’ on canvas
I feel the perfumes are almost culture in UAE.
I painted a woman who was wearing ‘abaya’ which is a traditional clothing, and I visualized perfume hanging in the air.
I want to say big thanks to the woman for accepting my request.
※About painting materials
I pasted Japanese papers ‘washi’ on canvas. I expressed the perfume seeking silk colors (paints) into the papers.
I used outliners ‘gutta’ to draw tiny flowers and thin gold lines.
I painted abaya using Indian ink (black ink) and natural pigments that I made from beach sands etc. I used some handmade natural pigments from clean gravels and crystalline limestone (marble) etc. for her skins.
And also, I put some gold leaves on a part of the background.
“Camel I”
Silk painting: dye and gutta on silk
This is my first silk painting. Design filled colorful patterns in silhouette of camel.
I feel that lots of Emirati people like perfumes. Getting a hint from that, I supposed to be interesting if there is a camel wrapped in it. Seeking colors of background are the expression of them.
※About painting materials:
used only basic silk painting materials –silk colors (dye) and outliner called gutta.
Rena Ozaki Solo Exhibition
Abu Dhabi Art Hub
Abu Dhabi Art Hub / Art Hub Gallery Dubai
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