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Makiko Nakamura’s finely worked abstract paintings are based on the meditative repetition and erasure of grid like structures and are distinguished by a highly burnished, reflective surface.
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Makiko Nakamura was born in Japan in 1951 and raised by her grandparents. Their house was filled with painting materials, and her grandfather taught her to use them, imparting techniques in calligraphy, lacquerwork, and traditional Japanese painting. As an only child, Nakamura described painting as her closest companion, consuming her daily life.In 1966 she went to art school in Kyoto, after which she worked as a film editor. In 1995, she moved to Paris and later to the University of Pennsylvania to resume her studies. In 1999, she settled in Dublin, where she lived and worked until 2013, becoming an Irish citizen in 2011. Examples of her work from this period are held in the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art as well as two major commissions for the Gate Theatre. Nakamura currently lives and works in Kyoto.
Art Dubai - Makiko Nakamura: The 20th edition of Art Dubai
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