Tomoko Kashiki, Searching for Myself, 2025, Acrylic, pastel, linen, wooden panel, 100 x 65.2 cm ©Tomoko Kashiki, Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts Singapore/ Tokyo/ Shanghai
“Soe Yu Nwe | Tomoko Kashiki” is a duo exhibition by Soe Yu Nwe (b. 1989, Myanmar) and Tomoko Kashiki (b.1982, Kyoto, Japan). Despite their distinct cultural backgrounds, the works of Soe Yu Nwe and Tomoko Kashiki quietly resonate with each other in the gallery space through their unique approaches to the human figure and the spiritual realm. Nwe draws inspiration from Burmese folklore, vernacular arts, and Buddhist and animistic practices. Her sculptures often feature fragmented female bodies transformed into visceral, semi-botanical forms. Constrastingly, Kashiki offers a contrasting yet equally profound approach to the human figure, utilizing fluid lines and translucent colours evoking the visual language of traditional Japanese painting (Nihonga).The figures portrayed in both artists’ works are deeply intertwined with cultural and mythological notions of beauty, inviting us to re-examine our perspectives on the world. Ota Fine Arts hopes this exhibition offers a moment to contemplate a primal definition of beauty through the artists’ eyes.
Venue: Ota Fine Arts, 7 Lock Road, Gillman Barracks
When: 20 Sep - 25 Oct 2025,
By: Ota Fine Arts
