Erika Nakanishi｜中西瑛理香

Solo Exhibition
REC point

Featured Exhibition

October 1 – October 31, 2024

At Anicoremix Gallery Online, we will hold the online solo feature exhibition “REC Point” by Japanese painter Erika Nakanishi from October 1 to October 31, 2024.

“REC Point” refers to the moment of recording, capturing the present point in time for Nakanishi, depicting the situation of that moment and place. It is like recording a story or scene, similar to a picture scroll.

Furthermore, this exhibition consists of 20 ambitious works in which Nakanishi challenges a new style and series in Japanese painting. Nakanishi is strongly attracted to things that once existed but are now lost or rarely seen, evoking a feeling close to nostalgia, which influences her creative process in various ways. In this online solo exhibition, she is also presenting new works depicting rare animals. Through works where the past and present intersect, we hope to discover and explore new perspectives on Japanese aesthetics and past landscapes, as well as the emotions they evoke in us today.

Anicoremix Gallery Onlineでは、2024年10月1日より10月31日まで、日本画家　中西瑛理香のオンライン個展「REC Point 」を開催いたします。
REC Pointとは、録画・録音する時点の意味で、中西にとっての現在地点、その場その時の状況を描いていることを指します。それは絵巻のようにストーリーや情景をそこに記録するかのようです。

さらに、本展は中西が日本画による、新しい作風・シリーズに挑戦する意欲的な作品群20点で構成されています。
中西は過去に存在しながら現在では失われたもの、あまり見られなくなったものに強く惹かれます。郷愁感に近い感情であり、さまざまな形で中西の制作に影響を与えています。

この度のオンライン個展では、希少になった動物を描いた新作も発表しています。過去と現在が交差する作品を通じて、日本の美意識や過去の風景が現代の私たちにどのような感情を呼び起こすのか、日本画による新たな視点や発見が生まれたら嬉しい限りです。

Erika Nakanishi｜中西瑛理香

Artist

 

In my own work, I place great importance on the traditional Japanese aesthetic concepts of “ma” (space or interval) and “kanjiru” (to perceive or feel), striving to create expressions that evoke various interpretations and emotions in the viewer. This form of expression originates from the unique Japanese tradition of depicting intangible deities, as seen in the late Kamakura period picture scroll “Kasuga Gongen Genki E-maki.”

“Ma” refers to the deliberate use of space or blank areas to provoke diverse interpretations and emotions in the viewer. The method of depicting deities with hidden faces reflects the Japanese concept of “ma” and is a crucial element that also resonates in my work.

 

私は、自身の制作において「間」や「感じ取る」という日本古来の美意識を重視し、鑑賞者にさまざまな解釈や感情を喚起させる表現を追求しています。この表現は鎌倉時代後期の絵巻作品「春日権現験記絵巻」に見られるように、形のない神々への信仰が反映された日本独自の表現に由来します。「間」は、意図的に空白や余白を設けることで鑑賞者に多様な解釈や感情を喚起させる美意識です。神々が顔を隠して描かれる手法は、日本における「間」の概念を表しており、私の作品にも通じる重要な要素となっています。

Born
1988 Born in Kanagawa Prefecture

Education
2014 Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Japanese Painting
2016 Completed Graduate Program in Japanese Painting, Musashino Art University

Solo Exhibitions
2013 “Erika Nakanishi Exhibition,” Ginza Forest Mini (Tokyo)
2016 “Erika Nakanishi Exhibition,” Art Space Rasinban (Tokyo)
2017 “Erika Nakanishi Solo Exhibition: The Receding Sea,” Court Gallery Kunitachi (Tokyo)

Group Exhibitions
2016 “Futon Exhibition,” Red House Art Gallery (Fuzhou, Fujian Province)
2018 “36th Ueno Royal Museum Art Award Exhibition,” Ueno Royal Museum (Tokyo)
2022 “Tsuduku Tsunagu Market,” Nihombashi Takashimaya Event Hall (Tokyo)
2024 “GINZA ART FESTA,” Matsuya Ginza (Tokyo)

Awards
2012 48th Kanagawa Art Exhibition, Encouragement Award for Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Works
2014 Musashino Art University Japanese Painting Department Graduation Works, Excellence Award

Client Work
2019 Google Japan: Commissioned to rent and display a work in Shibuya Stream Office
2020 Commissioned by “Nishihara Shokai Co., Ltd.” to create a piece as a commemorative gift for “NITAKA Co., Ltd.” for their new headquarters

    Erika Nakanishi Collection