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フランス人画家 セバスチャン・クフィック は、日本の伝統的な支持体である色紙に油彩で制作した作品群を発表します。油彩は本来、色紙と結びつけられてきた技法ではありませんが、彼はこの支持体を実験の場として捉え、素材・形式・イメージの関係を探求しています。

French painter and pastel artist Yves Millet has long been inspired by the delicate balance between abstraction and evocation. His recent series of works on Japanese shikishi boards continues this exploration, offering a unique dialogue between European pastel traditions and East Asian aesthetics.

In English, the Japanese word shikishi is sometimes translated as “colored paper.” At first glance, it seems to make sense: the kanji characters 色紙 literally mean “color” (色) and “paper” (紙). But in practice, this translation is both misleading and reductive.

We are pleased to announce the opening of Art San Gallery's physical space in the historic town of Gujo Hachiman, nestled in the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Gujo Hachiman is often called the “water town” — a place where narrow streets, wooden houses, and murmuring canals come together to form one of Japan’s most picturesque and peaceful environments. Known for its pristine rivers and deep-rooted traditions, the town embodies a rare harmony between nature and culture.

This life-size work, created by Ortaire de Coupigny using wax and noir de fumée , is the result of a deliberate process blending sculpture, painting, and spirituality. The image of a naked man, standing with hands crossed and eyes closed, appears behind a translucent veil of wax, as if suspended between visibility and disappearance. The work is designed to be viewed through the smooth reverse side of the wax panel, allowing the image to emerge from within, like a photographic

It’s been a year and a half since we launched Art San Gallery — we hinted at a mysterious destination hidden in the name itself.

Few artists manage to blur the lines between sculpture, painting, and conceptual art as seamlessly as Ortaire de Coupigny.

Clotilde Clotilde Aksin-Frappier’s approach to oil pastels demonstrates the medium’s full potential as both a painterly and graphic tool.

As recounted in the inaugural post of this blog, the launch of an online gallery feels akin to embarking on a digital odyssey—a submarine's plunge into uncharted depths. Since August, we've tuned our sails to the rhythm of this virtual sea. Visitors playfully peer through the portholes, navigating the site with clicks that resonate like Morse code. Statistics sometimes unveil their origins—from the captivating islands of Japan to the emerald landscapes of Ireland and the mist