Via KalonSet. Kyotaro is well known for her wide range of artistic activities, such as creating pieces for magazines, illustrations, advertisements, animations, and comics. For her last exhibition, she featured gods, which held an absolute presence in their quiet and dignified world, all drawn by pencil. This time around, Kyotara composes a narrative of fairies, an ongoing project since 2004. Thus, her latest exhibition at Mizuma Art Gallery features her series I Saw a Lot of Fairies 2004-2010. Viewers can experience Kyotara's passion in her meek lines and watery colors.
Kyotara expressively details the birth and rebirth of her fairies, as well as their behavior. In their dynamic countenances, we see joy, sorrow, and wistfulness. As viewers, we even wonder if we are actually in the land of fairies. She portrays her fairies colorfully with soft and sensitive mediums such as colored pencils, watercolor, and acrylic. The residences of the heavenly world, the Silurian god, and the seven princesses of Pleiades, stand before us on large canvases, as if we look upon them in the flesh.
Kyotara has worked with the elusive and mythical before. She featured gods in 2008 exhibition, but this year she found herself attracted to fairies. "The world of gods and fairies are totally different," she notes. "However, they exist on the same spot at the same time. I believe that there are various dimensions existing on this earth. I feel like this world is not only of humans. I had to complete this artwork so I won't forget that fact. I want remind many people that this earth is truly a huge place and that everything on it is connected. I want to help people to recognize ourselves, we who are pressing on toward the future every minute."
