Q: - Tell us a little about your method and how you came to favor this medium.
Chie Joshii: - I use oil painting on canvas and wood panel. I chose oil paint for the color brilliance and its wide value range. I love to stimulate the senses by creating strong contrasts both conceptually and visually. The darkness emphasize the light. Various colors compliment each other to create a symphony or a cacophony. These simultaneous reactions all contribute to enhance the energy of the painting.
Q: - When you create art is there a particular message you intend to impart?
Chie Joshii: - At first, I was painting without knowing why I paint what I paint. I just followed what interested me. Mythology and old tales have always fascinated me. The interest lead me to Joseph Campbell, then Jung and his theory of “collective unconscious.” Mythology is filled with symbols that echo with archetypes in our mind. It is because Mythology itself was inspired by archetypes. Just like bees know how to dance without learning, we all inherit images = archetypes in our collective unconsciousness. I understand Jung’s theory this way, and it rings true to me. This theory made me realize that I am painting my interpretations of the archetypal images that we share in the deepest layer of the mind. It is a way for me to be a part of something bigger than myself. I wish the viewer can feel this connectedness as well.
Q: - What inspires your creations?
Chie Joshii: - The process itself is very organic and less logical. I stare at the darkness in my mind and images slowly float up. The concept or interpretation comes much later, sometimes after finishing the painting. I believe the images come to my mind as aftereffects of my psychological experiences.
Q: - Myth a story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. In Miroir we are also interested in modern Myth and the surreal. How does your art create Myth?
Chie Joshii: - My paintings are not about reality, but about the fantasies aroused in my mind by it’s effects. They are surreal images viscerally conceived and more tangible than reality. I actualize this inner Myth that I believe is universal and timeless.
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