Shoichi Okumura

Employing the mineral pigments and silk canvases of the Chinese landscape paintings of old, Shoichi brings the traditions firmly into the 21st century and beyond with his blends of natural, floral elements, modern subjects, and man-made instruments of movement. To say each piece contains a myriad of detail in the background is to assume there is is indeed a “background”; through the use of multiple perspectives and scenes, a host of ethereal worlds appear to float around and within each other, drawing the eye to every inch of his compositions, and back again.