KOHEI NAWA

Direction

“Direction” is a series of paintings, in which ink pigment is dripped from the top edge of the canvas, and composes dots, lines, and fields through its movement. At the artist’s studio, the canvases are mounted vertically and angled by 15 degrees. Ink, engineered to the required viscosity, slowly descends on the surface and cuts through the square grid of the canvas mesh at the fixed angle —manifesting the visible effects of gravity that dictate the movement and speed of the liquid material.

Direction#274

2019
Paint on canvas
1180 × 880 × 60 mm

Direction#254

2019
Paint on canvas
909 × 727 × 60 mm

Direction#258

2019
Paint on canvas
1270 × 950 × 60 mm

Direction#21

2012
Paint on canvas
2500 × 2000 × 60 mm

Direction#25

2012
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2500 × 2000 × 60 mm

Direction#24

2012
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2500 × 2000 × 60 mm

Direction#28

2012
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2500 × 2000 × 60 mm

Direction#27

2012
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2500 × 2000 × 60 mm

Direction#53

2012
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2500 × 2000 × 60 mm

Direction#52

2012
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2500 × 2000 × 60 mm

Direction#51

2012
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2500 × 2000 × 60 mm

Direction#50

2012
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2500 × 2000 × 60 mm

Direction#87

2013
Paint on canvas
2500 × 2000 × 60 mm