Mishiho Fukuhama

Mishiho Fukuhama (Tokyo - 1992) is part of a new generation of Japanese figurative artists.

After graduating in painting from Musashino Art University, Mishiho developed a body of work -‘Grandscape’- rooted in a meticulous process. She assembles small dollhouses, connecting her tiny objects within a landscape or, conversely, within an interior scene. Once fully satisfied by the composition, she photographs it and then she starts transposing it onto a blank canvas.

That’s the particular moment where all the magic happens. This pictorial ritual allows her to gradually remove some realistic details from the photograph, drowning them with oil and brushstrokes to create ambiguous, misty works.

A slightly mysterious claim emerges from Mishiho’s paintings, which seem to keep pace with the times.

This ethereal painting is a tribute to the intimate, an ode to contemplation. Beneath the vaporous veil of textures, an enigmatic scene unfolds; shadows and textures participate in the narrative, while muted colors perfect a melancholic feeling that the artist seeks to convey.

"My monotone color palette is linked to my ideal of tranquility and nostalgia. It also allows me to create undefined spaces, which we can imagine as real or non-existent."