Japanese artist strips to paint

For Japan-Born, India-bred Yuriko Lochan, true art is what emerges after you strip yourself. Quite literally too

Japanese artist strips to paint

For Japan-Born, India-bred Yuriko Lochan, true art is what emerges after you strip yourself. Quite literally too

How far does the creative mind tread to prove it is extraordinary? Forty-plus actors build six-packs, and then lose it to play teenagers, models turn a size zero, musicians mix jazz with Hindustani, and chefs create Schezwan Dosas. Japanese artist Yuriko Lochan decided to strip down to her skin for her new art collection.

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Why nude isn't rude
Yuriko believes posing nude wasn't a bad idea. "I was doing the same thing over time, picking mythological characters each time, and gaining mastery over them. I thought, why can't I propose a concept of my own? That's when the idea of a self portrait struck me. Hardly any artist has painted himself in the nude," says the Delhi-based artist.
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The grapes aren't sour
Her collection of watercolours and acrylics is dominated by two kinds of expression Immanence and Transcendence. While Immanence refers to works done in watercolour on Japanese paper to create a soft and subtle subconscious imagery, the latter includes acrylics on canvas. The 27 paintings are straight and direct in expression.

The exhibition is divided into a five-partu00a0series Prakriti, Tree of Life, Banana Leaf, Self, and calligraphy in ink on paper." While Prakriti talks of a woman's glory, Tree of Life takes a cue from grapes; a symbol of life in Christianity. Banana Leaf is inspired by artists from Kerala, while the Self series, done in acrylics on canvas, are a result of introspection. The series of calligraphy in ink on paper is a spontaneous, free flowing but controlled expression of art.

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