Miho KAWAUCHI has developed several styles of painting: a realistic figurative style and an abstract imagery style. A clearly recognizable figurative world would dominate the paintings, sometimes depicting figures, sometimes still life, or mysterious landscapes. On the other hand, the abstract world of pure form would dominate as an ode to spirituality.
Miho KAWAUCHI’s characters often appear to be standing alone in the painting space, meditating, as if waiting for something or someone. The works Contemplate, Reunion, Gaze, Audrey, and Hear the Message deeply embody this idea. The waiting seems to be a self-absorbed, metaphysical quest, which is definitely a matter of hearing and receiving a message from the universe about one’s destiny. Therein lies the mysticism of the artist, with something universal to be discovered. That is why the artist painted people of all origins, women and men from all over the world, as if to remind us that the message is addressed to all of humanity. It is the essence of human nature, an experience that everyone can have.
The center of Miho KAWAUCHI’s art is nature. Magnificent bouquets of roses, symbolizing life and love, add to the radiance. The flowers punctuate and accompany human life, as seen in the Wedding, Bloom, and Heart of Roses series. In addition, the landscapes are symbolic works in which day and night appear alternately. In this way, the artist reveals the fleeting beauty of nature and life.
Finally, the artist’s search for a new experience is exemplified by Dozen Roses, a masterful fusion of figuration and abstraction. Although the motifs are supposed to be figurative, the watercolors used in the paintings shift the art into the abstract. For example, as in the abstract series Comic Love and Planetary Energy, the artist attempts to depict forces and cosmic energies in order to reach the immaterial and impermanent.
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Art History Professor/Art Critic
Eric Monsinjon
Miho KAWAUCHI has developed several styles of painting: a realistic figurative style and an abstract imagery style. A clearly recognizable figurative world would dominate the paintings, sometimes depicting figures, sometimes still life, or mysterious landscapes. On the other hand, the abstract world of pure form would dominate as an ode to spirituality.
Miho KAWAUCHI’s characters often appear to be standing alone in the painting space, meditating, as if waiting for something or someone. The works Contemplate, Reunion, Gaze, Audrey, and Hear the Message deeply embody this idea. The waiting seems to be a self-absorbed, metaphysical quest, which is definitely a matter of hearing and receiving a message from the universe about one’s destiny. Therein lies the mysticism of the artist, with something universal to be discovered. That is why the artist painted people of all origins, women and men from all over the world, as if to remind us that the message is addressed to all of humanity. It is the essence of human nature, an experience that everyone can have.
The center of Miho KAWAUCHI’s art is nature. Magnificent bouquets of roses, symbolizing life and love, add to the radiance. The flowers punctuate and accompany human life, as seen in the Wedding, Bloom, and Heart of Roses series. In addition, the landscapes are symbolic works in which day and night appear alternately. In this way, the artist reveals the fleeting beauty of nature and life.
Finally, the artist’s search for a new experience is exemplified by Dozen Roses, a masterful fusion of figuration and abstraction. Although the motifs are supposed to be figurative, the watercolors used in the paintings shift the art into the abstract. For example, as in the abstract series Comic Love and Planetary Energy, the artist attempts to depict forces and cosmic energies in order to reach the immaterial and impermanent.