ARTIST

Fu Nagasawa

Born in Kochi, in 1999. Currently based in Kyoto. He graduated from the Department of Painting, College of Art and Design, Musashino Art University in 2022, and completed his Master’s Program at the Oil Painting Program, Arts Major, Graduate School of Kyoto University of the Arts in 2025. His main exhibition includes “★(Book Mark)” (COHJU, Kyoto, 2026), and “Zankyu” (Taka Ishii Gallery Maebashi, 2026).

Artist Statement
Drawing on images rooted in everyday life — painted plates, fusuma screen paintings, and folk paintings discovered on my walks — I reflect on painting in the East. Images painted on everyday objects carry respective functions and roles grounded in daily life: decoration, wishes, and prayers. Through such images, we interpret feelings and desires directed toward those close to us, translating them into something personally felt.