Shiori Matsumoto's Art - Dissertation Example

Shiori Matsumoto Shiori Matsumoto was born in the Kagawa-prefecture of Japan in 1973 (Artodyssey, 2009). She studied Japanese woodcraft during her high school education and majored in interior designing. Later, Shiori Matsumoto studied oil painting and Western art history from The Kyoto Saga University of Arts. Themes that reflect in her works include but are not limited to symbolism, surrealism, and modern illustration in addition to different elements of the Japanese subculture. The dominating elements of most of her paintings are magic, superficiality, and feminism.

Most of her paintings depict a girl in her adolescence or teenage linked with a bird, animal, or an insect in one way or another. Some of her paintings show the little girl embracing a parrot in her arms while in others (Picture 1), the little girl can be seen behind a cat holding a fork and a knife in its hands (Picture 2): Picture 1: Painting by Shiori Matsumoto (Artodyssey, 2009). Picture 2: Painting by Shiori Matsumoto (Artodyssey, 2009). The fact that the little girl is almost always depicted in a serious mood like she appears in both Picture 1 and Picture 2 adds to the magical effect and dramatic appeal of the paintings.

The little girl is almost always in a superficial state and yet she appears so serious as if whatever she is doing is as ordinary as something that happens every day. The use of vibrant colors, complimentary gestures, dramatic expressions, and yet consistent element of femininity make Shiori’s paintings very special. References: Artodyssey. (2009). Shiori Matsumoto. Retrieved from http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2009/08/shiori- matsumoto-i-was-born-in1973-in.html.