Mayumi Yamakawa | MyArtSpace

Less is more : Mayumi Yamakawa’s pictures reflect her geographical movement between far east Asia and middle Europe. Japanese nuance in her pictures have different color construction and it’s esthetical sense from European ones. In a Japanese way it’s style focuses on reduction, - reduction of colors, forms. And color gradation. Looking a simple monochrome like in a glance, the background, however, is neither flat nor empty but variety and depth of color can be recognized. Man cannot compared with European style. In her painting Mayumi Yamakawa combines two entire different techniques – traditional European egg tempera and Japanese Sumi-e (black ink painting). These two century-old techniques create a deep color gradation and peculiar brush strokes, which are most suitable for her prevailing theme – the play of light in the air and the reflections on and over landscapes.