
Emi Kuraya
1995~
In her paintings and illustrations, young girls are generally depicted alone, or with a pet. These adolescents, frozen, exude a sense of sweetness and innocence. However, the fact that it is impossible to grasp what these young girls are thinking leads the audience to imagine that this seeming serenity might be hiding some form of unease. These representations encourage reflection on the meaning of the moment. The artist’s decision to use pastel tones plays an important role in the sense that the sequences depicted are always captured between light and darkness, at the boundary between happiness and darker thoughts. In each piece, the chosen setting differs, offering the public a panorama of spaces into which to project themselves; urban, natural or private.
