Noriko Nagano

Noriko Nagano has been exhibiting numerous artworks for more than 30 years in Japan and overseas such as in Paris, Beijing, New York and other cities at prominent galleries.  Fascinated by water, she travels the world sketching water landscapes to capture in memory the attraction and energy she feels from water.  The memories and emotions that emerge from her artwork bring a free and deep view to the viewer of the artwork.

Be here...  
2021, Acrylic, mineral pigments and watercolor on washi paper
H80cm × W150cm  (H31.5 × W59 inches)  ¥550,000

Trace of Time 2014-1
2014, Acrylic, mineral pigments and watercolor on washi paper
H150cm × W320cm × D3cm (H59 × W126 × D1.2 inches)

Canal Grande (VENEZIA)
2020, Acrylic, mineral pigments and watercolor on washi paper
W150cm x H80cm (59 x 31.5 inches)  ¥660,000

With respect to “memory of water”, Noriko Nagano states:  “In the beginning there was no “water”.  Was it a cosmic coincidence that the earth, which was a hot mass, was filled with water when a rainy night came?  Was it perhaps a miracle intended by something?  I went to various places in the world such as Arran Island, Lake Baikal and mountain streams of the Himalayas to sketch, hoping to capture the traces of the earth’s miracles on the screen.  However, as I watched the ever-changing flow of water, what I ended up being able to express on the screen was a layer of my own unintentional memory.  I do not believe that there is any meaning in the fragments of my memory that seem to disappear into the night of emptiness. However, it would be a great miracle for me if the viewers of my artwork could find new memories of themselves in it.”

Kaze wo Machinagara
2022, Acrylic, mineral pigments and watercolor on washi paper
H80cm × W150cm  (H31.5 × W59 inches)  ¥660,000

Left: Trace of Wind 6　
2011, Acrylic, mineral pigments and watercolor on washi paper
H48cm × W48cm × D4cm (H20 × W20 × D1.5 inches) ¥115,000

Right: Ota River (HIROSHIMA) II
2020, Acrylic, mineral pigments and watercolor on washi paper
W80cm x H80cm (31.5 x 31.5 inches)  ¥275,000