CHIKA

CHIKA has questioned stereotypes and what people consider “common sense” that she has felt uncomfortable about since childhood. She realizes the world she has longed for since her childhood through art - the world where people live freely while valuing harmony.

She grew up and became an aunt to her nephew and then gave birth to her own child in 2022. Making paintings out of photos she took of them filled her heart with joy. Her works were initially for her own pleasure but eventually became her tools for contributing to society. It led to her painting style, where she decides the overall theme by looking at the child in a photo and paints a background that highlights it using primarily acrylics.

Her first group exhibition was Genten Exhibition in 2021, where she had the honor of receiving affirming comments from the visitors, including “Smiles of these children would get me going in my life!” and “I could feel my cells tremble.” Drawing on the experience of having the viewers have personal investment in her works, she continues to create to realize a society in which people can be hopeful for the future.

CHIKAは、固定観念や「常識」というものに、窮屈さや疑問を感じる子どもだった。幼少期より抱く「伸び伸び楽しく生きて、調和を大切にする」という理想を、アートを通して描き出している。
大人になり、甥っ子が産まれて、2022年には自分の子どもが産まれた。写真に撮った彼らを描く間、彼女はとても幸せだった。当初は自己満足で描いていたが、徐々に創作活動が彼女にとっての社会貢献のツールとなる。現在は子どもの写真を見ながら大まかなテーマを決め、それをより際立たせる背景を、主にアクリル絵の具を使ってキャンバスに描く。
2021年に初めてのグループ展『源展』に出展。来場者より「この子ども達の笑顔を思い出しながら頑張ります！！」や「細胞が震えました」などのアーティスト冥利に尽きる感想を多数受ける。観る人に作品を自分事として捉えてもらえた経験を糧に、人や未来に希望を持てる社会の実現を目指して、これからも彼女は創作する。