Ryo Shinagawa “Shinkai (Deep Sea)”
We visited Ryo Shinagawa’s solo exhibition “Shinkai (Deep Sea).”
un petit garage Alongside Ryo Shinagawa’s signature series employing gold and silver leaf, the exhibition also presented a series of works using sumi ink.
Installation view Leaf Works
“Fuyo-zu (Cotton Rose),” 2020, 750×750×50mm Installation view Ryo Shinagawa, “Yugao-zu (Moonflower),” 2020, 500×375×40mm
Ryo Shinagawa, “Tsuki ni Tsubaki (Camellia and Moon),” 2020, 375×250×40mm Ryo Shinagawa, “Sazanka (Sasanqua),” 2020, 375×250×40mm Sumi Ink Works
As the exhibition title “Shinkai (Deep Sea)” suggests, the show also embodies a more introspective questioning by Ryo Shinagawa — asking himself “Why do I paint?”
Ryo Shinagawa, “Sansui-zu (Landscape),” 2020, 500×1000×50mm Ryo Shinagawa, “Sansui-zu (Landscape),” 2020, 375×250×40mm Installation view Ryo Shinagawa, “Sansui-zu (Landscape),” 2020, 850×500×50mm Ryo Shinagawa, “Fuji-zu (Wisteria),” 2020, 375×250×40mm 
