TOMOYA NAKANO
1985,2.26 Yokohama Japan
Contemporary artist. Having lived in Toronto, Canada and New York. I had learnt artwork, culture, photography, music, and more.
Now back in Japan. Studios are in Tokyo and Yokohama.
The Abstract portrait work collection, one of my central and most recognized series, explores the essence of human presence through abstraction. By integrating abstract elements into portraiture, the works move beyond a purely visual representation and invite the viewer to engage with the subject from multiple perspectives.
Through carefully layered color relationships and a distinctive impasto technique, the paintings seek to materialize the energy that emerges from within each individual. The textured surfaces and expressive compositions embody the subject’s inner vitality, transforming personal character and emotional presence into a tangible visual form.
My paintings can be found in private collections internationally, including collections in America, United Kingdom, France, Canada, China, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Cyprus, Australia, Singapore, Austria, New Zealand, Lithuania, Brazil, Ireland, Romania Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and more. over 26 countries 40 places.
private art collectors and corporations from around the world.
I also provide artwork for Netflix, the fashion industry, interior design, books, and more internationally.
My abstract portraits are created by incorporating abstract elements into the human figure, encouraging viewers to engage their imagination. Rather than simply depicting a person’s appearance, I aim to create works that leave a lasting impression and evoke curiosity through a balance of recognition and abstraction.
When portraying real individuals, I seek a delicate equilibrium between preserving their identity and transforming it through abstract expression. For imagined subjects, I give form to the human figures that emerge from my own imagination, using vibrant colors, expressive textures, and richly layered impasto techniques to bring them
into existence.Although my paintings retain the recognizable silhouette of a person, they are intentionally abstracted to express something beyond physical appearance. I strive to visualize the emotions, energy,
and unique “color” that seem to radiate from within each individual.
I believe that complete perfection is not what makes a person truly compelling. By leaving room for ambiguity and incompleteness through abstraction, the viewer is invited to imagine what is absent. To me, it is within these missing elements that beauty and artistic expression are most profoundly found.
Technically, my work combines traditional oil painting methods with contemporary materials and techniques, including spray paint and heavily layered impasto. The richly textured surfaces emphasize the physical presence of the original artwork, creating a sense of depth, energy, and vitality that can only be fully experienced in person.
TOMOYA NAKANO
Stamped from the Beginning on NETFLIX
Title of Art works “Thomas Jefferson” TOMOYA NAKANO
ARTWORK “UNTITLED Portrait work” TOMOYA NAKANO
Kips Bay Palm Beach Showhouse
https://www.kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org/
Designer DONNA MONDI
Title of Art work UNTITLED Portrait (Mona Lisa)
Audio Exotics Hong Kong is an art collector of TOMOYA NAKANO and owns several of his artworks. Some of his works are displayed in the studio.
