Art Collection: Wind Boat Goes Flying II

"Kaze no Fune ga Yuku II" (Wind Boat Goes Flying II). Humanoid creatures are riding in a winged boat. It is flying among flowering trees in a meadow. The clouds are running and the large crescent moon with mustache is shining in the dark sky.The artist's comment on her works:"I was always asked if my works were based on some kinds of myths or stories. Unfortunately, they are all from my imagination. The strange creatures, humanoids, plants ... all of them do not exist in the real world. These 'beings', which I often draw, do not have any hierarchy in their existence. Although some titles were interpreted as 'master', the relationship among the being is more like 'friends'. The Fat-Lady represents 'wholesomeness, 'strength, power', 'unbreakable will'."Asahi Mio creates a fantasy-filled world and tells her own myths and folklore featuring female figures and mythical creatures such as dragons, sea monsters, phoenixes, and other beings. These imaginative figures come alive in the atmospheric elements: swirling wind; billowing clouds; fierce fire; and water torrents.Asahi Mio's main color scheme is black or orange-red together with off-white. She adds only a few colorful highlights, sometimes combined with gold and silver-colored metallic pigments. This limited palette accentuates the meticulously rendered figures which populate her well-defined compositions.

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Artist

Mio Asahi

Signature
"Asahi Mio" in pencil on the bottom margin.

Dated
Ca. 2010 - 20s.

Technique
Etching and Aquatinttoyslocal_librarytheatershome

Numbered
2/35

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