Yasuyo Maruyama
Mind's Eye

November 7 - December 5, 2020
​​RO2 ART | Downtown
110 N Akard St Dallas, TX 75201

November 2020
Ro2 Art | Dallas, TX

Ro2 Art is proud to present Mind's Eye, a solo exhibition featuring new works by artist Yasuyo Maruyama. The show will run from November 7 through December 5, 2020. The exhibition will open with an artist reception at Ro2 Art Downtown located at 110 N Akard St Dallas, TX 75201 and will take place from 12-5 PM. Attendance to the reception will be limited to groups no larger than ten over 20 minute intervals - Reservations available via EventBrite: ro2.us/yasuyo
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Artist Statement

In everyday life, through my interactions with people, I remember the scenes, atmospheres, colors, and certain gestures. Each one of them is inspiration for my work. 

When I was a teenager, I suffered severe atopic dermatitis and recovered from skin keloid. Since then, I have been very interested in human faces and created paintings that are a reflection of my own problems and ideals, which are then combined with the model’ s personality and their stories. While I find similarities and differences in gender and races as delightful encounters, in my mind, I create “someone” or a new character from my model. Using existing people as media, I intend to depict grace in each person. 
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As we know, the COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected people’s lives throughout the world. Although I have been restricted from many things, the time given to me doesn’t change. The ups and downs of feelings seemed to crush my heart from everyday events and news. It was time to face myself and nurture a caring heart. It was a big turning point. I wonder if I have ever felt the joy of being alive like this at the same time as the fear and anxiety of death for this change. 
 
I titled the exhibition, "Mind's Eye" with a prayer of gratitude not only to those in my paintings, but also to everyone. Each person's personal feelings are stored in their hearts and eyes can express their feelings. In this exhibition, I exhibit 11 paintings of the portrait series, which have been created in the years since I moved to Texas in 2016.

About the Artist

Yasuyo Maruyama was born in Kanagawa, Japan and currently lives and works in Texas.
She received her MFA in 2011 and BFA (Painting) in 2009 from Tokyo Zokei University in Tokyo, Japan. She has exhibited in New York, Houston, Dallas, Korea, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Los Angeles and has also won several awards and jury prizes for her highly skilled oil painting technique.