ARTIST INTERVIEW
Masumi Iwakawa is a painter and saxophonist. Fascinated by painting, he moved to the United States in 2013 with the desire to make a name for himself in the art world. Since then, he has lived in New York and Berlin, Germany, and is currently based in Ibaraki Prefecture, where he continues to create his works. In recent years, he has begun to work on abstract expressionism that seems to depict the folds of human emotions. What is the source of his creativity?
ABOUT ARTIST
Masumi Iwakawa
Masumi Iwakawa/Painter. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1985.
She started playing the saxophone at the age of 16 and entered music college, but dropped out. While studying jazz under Suetoshi Shimizu and pursuing musical activities, she began painting on her own. In 2013, she traveled to New York, USA, and held her first solo exhibition, "BIG BANG" IN THE EAR, in Manhattan. Moved to Berlin, Germany in 2017. Returned to Japan in 2019. She is actively involved in activities such as holding live sessions with her husband, Hikaru Iwakawa, who is a quena player.
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Masumi Iwakawa solo exhibition “BLOW”
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