Faceless person drawing10/4/2023 It turns out that the prototypes from the books – without eyes, nose, and lips with pale skin color – are called noppera-bō. The unknown identity of creatures painted by Kimura is compounded by the lack of expressive facial features. They belong to the group of yōkai, ghosts, and beings very similar to people (at first glance), whose role is to cause sow fear, and even death. In Japanese folklore, faceless beings obtained a well-established, legendary position. Lia Kimura’s works in the context of Japanese folklore Though it is a fact that emerging artists are very often smuggling valuable content, in the case of these works, the intriguing truth is discovered only when we delve into the symbolism of the artist’s native culture. The mysterious apparitions of beautiful women are presented as entangled bodies arising from the darkness. The real, innermost feelings of the author were hidden in numerous faceless beings. The exhibition titled “Lia” tells a story of a young woman Lia Kimura who drew inspiration from the spiritual world. The paintings are supposed to start a specific intercultural communication. In this context, it’s interesting to consider an exhibition of promising Polish artist Japan-born which has opened a few days ago at the Gallery Nanazenit, in Warsaw. One of the basic topics still focuses on the traditional form of painting, redefining an old approach to undefined creation. Artistic societies are gathering and discussing such issues incessantly. by Paulina Brelińskaīig cities are usually interesting common denominators of developing the newest ideological trends or popular motifs. No face? You mean like this? – Lia Kimura’s faceless figures.
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