Maniac River / Taichi Nakamura: Selected Watercolour Paintings 2010-2023

Publisher ‏ : ‎ NEST-A-CO.,LTD. (CAVE-AYUMI GALLERY) 2024

Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese / English

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages

Edition: 500‎

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.25 x 8.5 inches

Taichi Nakamura

Painter

Born in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1982.

Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Department of Painting in 2008.

Taichi Nakamura creates paintings with lively brushstrokes, blending and seeping effects, and distinctive color palettes using various materials and techniques.

In Nakamura's work, there is always a gaze towards somewhere distant, a sense of "being here while not being here." He began drawing at a young age and started painting landscapes in his youth, and as an artist, his gaze has become more pronounced over the years. This is evident in titles like "Under the sky of nowhere" and the exhibition "IPIRIA," which is themed around experiences traveling to distant foreign lands and features motifs of spirits. In this exhibition, Nakamura paints "Roads Not on the Map."

Nakamura mentions that the exhibition carries a modest message, "Let's walk on roads not on the map." In an era where everyone uses smartphones to navigate, searching for "roads not on the map" might be considered challenging. The concept of "roads" is both Nakamura's poetic sensibility and a metaphor for the "paths" of life, perhaps also representing the "paths" in the journey of creating art.

Against the backdrop of a fiery sunset, Nakamura's depictions of figures and landscapes always portray the solitude of people's hearts. From the initial brushstroke, the colors consistently gaze beyond the reality of the landscape, seeking something even further away.