Nana Funo
Born in1983, Shizuoka Japan. Nano Funo creates intricate, multi-layered paintings full of mythic and folklore motifs. She paints with acrylic as a base, draws with pens, applies gesso to create stains and gradations, and adds motifs with acrylic paint again. These layers, produced by repetitive masking, consist of decorative patterns, animals and plants, figures and landscapes, and give an incomparable texture to her work. Her delicate and repetitive motifs are like an endless kaleidoscope. The intensity and scale of her motifs remain the same in her paintings, whether they are as large as 13 feet (4 meter) or as small as 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm). It is as if she can expand on her work, as long as there is room on her canvas. Funo draws inspirations from the imaginary and fantastic worlds in which she has indulged since childhood. Her drawing notebooks, another source of inspiration, carry the same intensity. Like a diary, she fills it with drawing brought from her feelings in daily life or memorable incidents, all of which will potentially develop into paintings.
- Education
- 2008
- M.F.A. Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan
- 2006
- B.F.A. Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan
- Awards
- 2009
- Nominee for VOCA award, Japan.
- 2008
- Tomio Koyama Jury's Award at Tokyo Art Award
- Collection
- Takamatsu City Museum of Art
The JAPIGOZZI Collection
- twitter
- @funonana
- Gallery
- Tomio Koyama Gallery
Exhibition images
Works
Related Topics
- Hiroshi Fuji
- Etsuko Fukaya
- Nana Funo
- Kyotaro Hakamata
- Maiko Haruki
- Masanao Hirayama
- Takashi Homma
- Kei Imazu
- Keisuke Kondo
- Tomokazu Matsuyama
- Shintaro Miyake
- Yasumasa Morimura
- Daido Moriyama
- Kyoko Nagashima
- Yoko Ono
- Paramodel
- Katsuhiro Saiki
- Heartbeat Sasaki
- Toshio Shibata
- Tetsuya Tamanoi
- Keiichi Tanaami
- Kazuhito Tanaka
- Kosuke Tsumura
- Yutaka Watanabe
- Ai Yamaguchi
- Soji Yamakawa
- Kenji Yanobe
- Yuichi Yokoyama
Announcement
Exhibition
Interview
Press
- Doubt when we see things: Interview with Maiko Haruki
- Dec. 27, 2014
- [Interview]
- "Contacts" at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- Dec. 26, 2014
- [Exhibition]
- Teien Art Museum reopened with Rei Naito's installation
- Dec. 19, 2014
- [Exhibition]
- The Mirror - Hold the Mirror up to Nature was held in Ginza
- Dec. 01, 2014
- [Exhibition]
- See the world flows without labeling it: Interview with Yuichi Yokoyama
- Nov. 28, 2014
- [Interview]
- Ōjō Shashū - Photography for the afterlife - Eastern Sky, Paradise by Nobuyoshi Araki at Shiseido Gallery
- Nov. 21, 2014
- [Exhibition]
- >>more..
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Born in1983, Shizuoka Japan. Nano Funo creates intricate, multi-layered paintings full of mythic and folklore motifs. She paints with acrylic as a base, draws with pens, applies gesso to create stains and gradations, and adds motifs with acrylic paint again. These layers, produced by repetitive masking, consist of decorative patterns, animals and plants, figures and landscapes, and give an incomparable texture to her work. Her delicate and repetitive motifs are like an endless kaleidoscope. The intensity and scale of her motifs remain the same in her paintings, whether they are as large as 13 feet (4 meter) or as small as 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm). It is as if she can expand on her work, as long as there is room on her canvas. Funo draws inspirations from the imaginary and fantastic worlds in which she has indulged since childhood. Her drawing notebooks, another source of inspiration, carry the same intensity. Like a diary, she fills it with drawing brought from her feelings in daily life or memorable incidents, all of which will potentially develop into paintings. |
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Exhibition images
Works
Related Topics
- Hiroshi Fuji
- Etsuko Fukaya
- Nana Funo
- Kyotaro Hakamata
- Maiko Haruki
- Masanao Hirayama
- Takashi Homma
- Kei Imazu
- Keisuke Kondo
- Tomokazu Matsuyama
- Shintaro Miyake
- Yasumasa Morimura
- Daido Moriyama
- Kyoko Nagashima
- Yoko Ono
- Paramodel
- Katsuhiro Saiki
- Heartbeat Sasaki
- Toshio Shibata
- Tetsuya Tamanoi
- Keiichi Tanaami
- Kazuhito Tanaka
- Kosuke Tsumura
- Yutaka Watanabe
- Ai Yamaguchi
- Soji Yamakawa
- Kenji Yanobe
- Yuichi Yokoyama
Announcement | |
Exhibition | |
Interview | |
Press |
- Doubt when we see things: Interview with Maiko Haruki
- Dec. 27, 2014
- [Interview]
- "Contacts" at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- Dec. 26, 2014
- [Exhibition]
- Teien Art Museum reopened with Rei Naito's installation
- Dec. 19, 2014
- [Exhibition]
- The Mirror - Hold the Mirror up to Nature was held in Ginza
- Dec. 01, 2014
- [Exhibition]
- See the world flows without labeling it: Interview with Yuichi Yokoyama
- Nov. 28, 2014
- [Interview]
- Ōjō Shashū - Photography for the afterlife - Eastern Sky, Paradise by Nobuyoshi Araki at Shiseido Gallery
- Nov. 21, 2014
- [Exhibition]
- >>more..
You can purchase a work through the secure payment service PayPal from all over the world. Under normal circumstances your purchase will reach you in 2-3 weeks. Further details check FAQ: Payment>>