I aspire to create paintings that evoke a gaze where the distinction between subject and object becomes blurred. When a person views the painting, s/he is simultaneously being seen by the painting, and both sides continuously exchange the stance of “seeing/being seen”. When transcending the boundary of the viewer and the viewed (subject and object merging), an “eternal gaze” naturally arises as an undifferentiated entity. It is my aim to create paintings that evoke such a gaze.

Tomonari Nakayashiki