What the two artists have in common is that they are both from and live in Hokkaido, the northern area in Japan. Perhaps that's why the colors are so pale and the worldview is so far-reaching and somehow mysterious/dreamy.

Amanatsu Aono uses Japanese painting techniques, but she is n... [Read more]

"Jump into the future" is a special web exhibition by SHUKADO to introduce young artists who are expected to make further progress in the future.

The memorable first edition is Miie Irokawa, Nanami Shimoju, Miho Tanaka, and Atsushi Nemoto. Each artist's expression of regeneration and c... [Read more]