Yumeno Goto
Profile
Yumeno Goto
1996 Born in Tokyo, Japan
2019 BFA Joshibi University of Art and Design
2022 MFA in Oil Painting, Tokyo University of the Arts
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2023
“Attitude of Venus”, Long Story Short NYC, NYC
2022
“Nos sumus luna, Vmbra luceat (We are the moon, the shadow to illuminate)”, biscuit gallery, Tokyo
“Venus in Furs”, Tagboat, Tokyo
Group Exhibitions
2023
“Intersection”, GINZA ATRIUM, Tokyo
“Casting QueenMabs”, Club Ozoku, Yokohama
“6 drawings”, biscuit gallery, Tokyo
biscuit gallery 2nd anniversary exhibition “grid2”, biscuit gallery, Tokyo
2022
biscuit gallery first anniversary exhibition “grid” biscuit gallery, Tokyo
Awards
2019
Graduation work, Joshibi University of Art and Design, Museum Encouragement Award
Shigeyuki Kato Memorial Award
Kaichi Ohashi Memorial Award
Second Prize, The 55th Kanagawa Art Exhibition
Concept
Yumeno Goto is an emerging painter born and raised in Tokyo, and currently based in Kamakura. Referring to her practice, she writes, “The purpose of magic is to recreate myths. What I do is not imitation, rather I channel inspiration. In other words, I recreate myths through my painting.”
The whole of this process is, to her, witchcraft. These myths are reconstructed from the polytheistic world of European antiquity and the world believed in by modern witches, who have revived the worship of goddesses. Goto also holds the stance that her practice of drawing fantasy worlds is not meant to invite the viewer over into “the other side,” but rather to try to bring them into “this side” of the world. When you stare at the bark of a tree in darkness for long enough, you’ll begin to see colors that were previously invisible. Goto seeks to paint exactly these colors.
Available Works
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