Watanabe, Riya

Riya Watanabe is a contemporary mixed-media artist from Japan. She uses various analog media for her artwork and try to combine them with her favorite media, monotype printmaking. Her pattern-maker mother, twelve cats, and the experience of contemporary dance always inspire her as an unique artist. 

Cactus, 2023  
Cyanotype on fabric, cotton, wire, thread   
Dimensions variable   
Family, 2023   
Graphite crayon and oil on paper (Monotype printmaking)  
Each 51 x 39 cm  
Family, 2023 (Detail)  
Graphite crayon and oil on paper (Monotype printmaking)  
Each 51 x 39 cm  
Dog’s Death, 2023
Pastel on canvas   
95 x 130 cm  
Documentation of Monotype, 2023
Oil on paper, monotype, accordion book, video (03:11)
Dimensions variable   
Documentation of Monotype, 2023 (Detail)
Oil on paper, monotype, accordion book, video (03:11)
Dimensions variable  
Kokoro, 2021 
Plaster  
6.5 x 7 x 17 cm 
Communication, 2022 
Paper clay, acrylic, wire, thread, newspaper,
56 x 56 x 56 cm 
The Starry Night, 2021
Oil on paper, monotype
30 x 22 cm
Bad Painting,2023 
Newspaper, string, canvas 
50 x 60.5 cm

To plant, to light, to trace, 2023
Oil and a branch on canvas
50 x 60.5 cm

To roll, to hole, to knot, 2023
Oil and yarn on canvas
50 x 60.5 cm

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