Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1980, Daisuke Yoshikawa is a nihonga painter who depicts familiar plants, the changing seasons, and the vitality of life. For this exhibition, he constructed the shoji screens themselves from the frames up, creating a spatial work in which the lattice and plants resonate with one another. He has exhibited at Kyototen, the Soga-kai Exhibition, and the Spring Soga-kai Exhibition, and received the Seiho Prize at Kyototen in 2007 and 2013.
Daisuke Yoshikawa
Daisuke Yoshikawa
Japan
⬤ Works in 2026
A Feast of Grasses – Four Seasons – (shoji screens / six S50-size panels)
Verdant Wild Grasses – Riverside – (nihonga / M30, 60.6 × 91 cm)
⬤ Message
I mainly create works inspired by plants around me. This time, I chose to paint on shoji screens, so I incorporated plants entwined with their lattice into the work. Incidentally, I made all the frames myself.
Even in the same familiar place, we can see different plants flourish and fade over the course of a year. Some bloom and provide nectar for insects, while others bear fruit eaten by people, birds, and animals. Their vitality inspires deep respect and affection in me.
In this painting, I chose to depict each plant at the stage I found most interesting. I hope you enjoy it.
⬤ Biography
1980 Born in Osaka Prefecture
2002 Graduated from the Nihonga program, Department of Fine Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts
2003–2007, 2009–2015 Kyototen
2004 Garyūzakura Nihonga Grand Prize Exhibition
2006–2026 Spring Soga-kai Exhibition
2006–2025 Soga-kai Exhibition
2007, 2013 Received the Seiho Prize at Kyototen
2015 Kachōga Exhibition
2017–2018 Shunjunkai Exhibition
2022, 2025 Online solo exhibition (Nihonbashi Art)
2024 Two-person Nihonga exhibition (Kintetsu Nara)
2026 Kyoto Nihonga New Exhibition