Atsuko Yamashita
Gate: Sanctuary／Mural: Her
幼少期に精神的に身体的に安心安全な保護された場所をサンクチュアリと言い、子供にとってのサンクチュアリは親を指すと思います。
私にとっての安全地帯はこの絵の世界で、幼少期からあるパラレルワールドです。
子供の時も大人になってもそれぞれの拠り所はあると思います。
忙しい日々の中で急に現れた大きな壁画を見て、自分にとって大切なサンクチュアリを思い起こさせるきっかけになれたら幸いです。
Born in Aichi prefecture in 1993. Yamashita completed her BA in oil painting at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2018. She consistently depicts ‘unencumbered happiness’ in the parallel world she created based on her childhood experiences. In her work, she uses oil and Japanese painting materials with soft, drawing-like brushstrokes. Yamashita was the 35th Holbein Scholarship recipient. Major awards include the Tomoko Yabumae Judge Award of the Shell Art Award (Idemitsu Art Award) in 2018 and she was nominated for the 4th CAF Award. Her works are in the public collection of the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art.
