Iwasaki Nagi

Watercolor — seemingly ephemeral, yet stirringly eternal — is the chosen medium of painter Iwasaki Nagi. Greatly influenced by the ocean and its constant motions, Nagi commemorates the transient nature of the people, places and moments that occupy his enchantingly mystical environs. Reality, eloquently and skillfully depicted through Nagi’s strong technical abilities, delicately entangles with magical, charming abstraction, rich in imagination. The artist’s cerebral, pensive thoughts on contemporary art fuel his whimsical, colorful compositions, and are conjured through his purity of method and vision. “I could never escape from the fate of drawing pictures,” he explains. “My effort was similar to swinging a sword around in darkness, and after long time passed, the sword hit something. It was a picture in watercolors.” Through his watercolor works, Nagi frees a hidden intrigue, a fascinating true beauty otherwise concealed in ordinary moments.

Born and raised in Japan, Nagi has exhibited his work throughout his native country and abroad.

Matrix of the Mind: Contemporary Fine Art by Japanese Artists
Reception: Thursday March 3, 2011 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: 3/1/2011 - 3/22/2011

Invitation to Iwasaki Nagi's exhibition

The 21st Century Memoirs 'Splash-Kobe' Watercolor on Paper 7.5" x 11" $1500 The 21st Century Memoirs 'Splash-Kobe' Watercolor on Paper 7.5" x 11" $1500	The 21st Century Memoirs 'Time Park' Watercolor on Paper 7.5" x 11" $1500 The 21st Century Memoirs 'Time Park' Watercolor on Paper 7.5" x 11" $1500
The 21st Century Memoirs - Flying Man with Walking Dog Watercolor on Paper 13" x 21" $1750 The 21st Century Memoirs - Flying Man with Walking Dog Watercolor on Paper 13" x 21" $1750	KOBE Flower Road (KFR) Watercolor on Paper 29" x 41" $2700 KOBE Flower Road (KFR) Watercolor on Paper 29" x 41" $2700
The 21st Century Memoirs, Kobe-Shi Prince Zoo Watercolor on Paper 7.5" x 11" x 2"" $1400 The 21st Century Memoirs, Kobe-Shi Prince Zoo Watercolor on Paper 7.5" x 11" x 2"" $1400	The 21st Century Memoirs, Komatsushima Star Watercolor on Paper 7.5" x 11" x 2"" $1500 The 21st Century Memoirs, Komatsushima Star Watercolor on Paper 7.5" x 11" x 2"" $1500
25th Watercolor & Ink on Paper 18" x 21" $1800 25th Watercolor & Ink on Paper 18" x 21" $1800	Mango Tarte (Made by HANDMADE) Watercolor on Paper 6" x 7" $1300 Mango Tarte (Made by HANDMADE) Watercolor on Paper 6" x 7" $1300
Kouno-tori-no-Fukubukuro 'The Full-House Bonus of the Stork' (Japanese Sweets / Made by Harimaya-Honten) Watercolor on Paper 5.5" x 7" $1300 Kouno-tori-no-Fukubukuro 'The Full-House Bonus of the Stork' (Japanese Sweets / Made by Harimaya-Honten) Watercolor on Paper 5.5" x 7" $1300	The Soft Ball of a Strawberry and the Banana (Made by Chateraise) Watercolor on Paper 6" x 7" $1300 The Soft Ball of a Strawberry and the Banana (Made by Chateraise) Watercolor on Paper 6" x 7" $1300