RIPPLE
Shinpei Kusanagi, (Born 1973, Japanese)
Acrylic painting on canvas (76 3/8” x 76 3/8”)
On loan to Kentucky Performing Arts from Mr. Henry Heuser
Kusanagi is a painter whose works comprise of mainly paintings in acrylic and coloured pencil on canvas, although he also produces drawings on paper and various media on wooden panels. His paintings are masterfully controlled, a single brush stroke able to imply anything from a cloud, to a building, telephone line or a tree so that the viewer has the freedom to interpret it as they will. He takes his inspiration from nature, particularly plants and surrounding landscapes, mixing their forms and shapes into something new. Unclear lines and shapes recall our memories. Some of his works will take you on a stroll through the backstreets of Japan in a fusion of urban landscape and nature. Kusanagi’s paintings unfold in a dreamlike sequence of suburbia. Kusanagi majored in English Studies at Reitaku University in Chiba, graduating in 1997 and has also studied visual design at Kuwasawa Design School.
