Upcoming Exhibition
Aya Kawato: Marvelous Vertigoes
September 1— October 21, 2025
Opening on Thursday, September 4th, 2025, from 5 to 7 pm
No reservation needed.
Influenced by her father, a neuroscientist, Kawato became strongly aware from an early age that humans perceive the world through the brain, and was particularly interested in optical illusions. During her undergraduate years in Kyoto, she studied traditional Japanese dyeing and weaving, but after searching for a new form of expression, she discovered painting, and from her doctoral studies at the Tokyo University of the Arts, she began presenting grid-shaped paintings with the theme of "control and deviation."
Aya Kawato: Marvelous Vertigoes
September 1— October 21, 2025
Opening on Thursday, September 4th, 2025, from 5 to 7 pm
No reservation needed.
Influenced by her father, a neuroscientist, Kawato became strongly aware from an early age that humans perceive the world through the brain, and was particularly interested in optical illusions. During her undergraduate years in Kyoto, she studied traditional Japanese dyeing and weaving, but after searching for a new form of expression, she discovered painting, and from her doctoral studies at the Tokyo University of the Arts, she began presenting grid-shaped paintings with the theme of "control and deviation."
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Featured Works
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Aya Kawato, 2023, Acrylic on wooden panel, 53 x 53cm
Photo: Takuya Oshima (Northern Studio)
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Aya Kawato, 2023, Acrylic on wooden panel, 73 x 73cm
Photo: Takuya Oshima (Northern Studio)
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Aya Kawato, 2022, Acrylic on wooden panel, 150 x 150cm
Photo: Takuya Oshima (Northern Studio)
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Aya Kawato, 2021, Acrylic on wooden panel, 100 x 100cm
Photo: Akihito Yoshida
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Aya Kawato, 2023, Acrylic on wooden panel, 27.5 x 27.5cm
Photo: Takuya Oshima (Northern Studio)
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Aya Kawato, 2024, Acrylic on wooden panel, 80.5 x 80.5cm
Photo: Takuya Oshima (Northern Studio)
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Aya Kawato, 2023, Acrylic on wooden panel, 145.5 x 145.5cm
Photo: Takuya Oshima (Northern Studio)
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Aya Kawato, 2024, Acrylic on wooden panel, 162 x 162cm
Photo: Takuya Oshima (Northern Studio)
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Aya Kawato, 2024, 2023, Acrylic on wooden panel, 33.5 x 33.5cm
Photo: Takuya Oshima (Northern Studio)