b. 1980 Tokyo, Japan. Hiroya Kurata’s paintings combine representations of found imagery with those of personal remembrances, creating scenes that feel at once familiar and strangely disconcerting. Referencing the visual language of cartoons and landscape paintings, Kurata explores the conception and emotion of nostalgia.
Untitled by Hiroya Kurata
Published to coincide with Hiroya Kurata’s 2020 exhibition at Plus One gallery, learn more here.
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HIROYA KURATA
b. 1980 Tokyo, Japan. Hiroya Kurata’s paintings combine representations of found imagery with those of personal remembrances, creating scenes that feel at once familiar and strangely disconcerting. Referencing the visual language of cartoons and landscape paintings, Kurata explores the conception and emotion of nostalgia.