{"id":13375,"date":"2024-12-22T04:14:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T04:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/?p=13375"},"modified":"2024-12-23T22:59:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T22:59:30","slug":"yuriko-yuco-yoshikawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/2024\/12\/22\/yuriko-yuco-yoshikawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuriko Yuco Yoshikawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13375\" class=\"elementor elementor-13375\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a6ecc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a6ecc1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f8a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7f8a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 22-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Year of birth: 1962.<br \/>Where do you live: Japan.<br \/>Describe your art in three words: Love, Ripples, Expression.<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lucalito2022\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h4>Can you share your journey as an artist? How did your experience in nursing science influence your creative process?<\/h4><p>I have been working as a nurse in Japanese hospitals since 1984. In 2000, I graduated from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center\u2019s Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Education Program and worked for many years in Japan as a WOC nurse. Later, in 2004, I earned a Master\u2019s degree in Nursing from the Graduate School of Medicine and worked for a year as a lecturer at a university nursing faculty. However, due to illness, I retired and began pursuing art. A year ago, I started posting daily senryu (a form of Japanese poetry) on my blog, and I have also been creating various handmade works such as paintings and sewing projects, sharing my creations on Instagram (@lucalito2022).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-smailing-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-smailing-2024.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-smailing-2024-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-smailing-2024-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-smailing-2024-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-smailing-2024-600x390.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Yuriko Yuco Yoshikawa | Smailing | 2024<\/p><h4>What inspired you to combine abstract, colorful forms with intricate black-and-white linework?<\/h4><p>My long experience working in hospitals and as a visiting nurse made me deeply reflect on life, aging, illness, and death. After falling ill myself, I came to cherish the happiness of living in the present. I began to paint what I feel through my own sensibility and the inspirations that come to me.<\/p><h4>How do your emotions or experiences translate into the vivid colors and shapes in your works?<\/h4><p>After taking up painting, I discovered printmaking, specifically etching, which allowed me to create monochrome line-based works. However, as I love bright and colorful tones, I began freely adding colors to these works. By placing colors wherever inspiration struck, different shapes emerged. Bright colors have the power to energize people, and I hope that those who see my paintings can draw strength from them.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13396 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-floating-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-floating-2024.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-floating-2024-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-floating-2024-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-floating-2024-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-floating-2024-600x839.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Yuriko Yuco Yoshikawa | Floating | 2024<\/p><h4>Could you describe your creative process? Do you begin with sketches, emotions, or specific ideas?<\/h4><p>My creative process involves two approaches: unconsciously moving my hand to construct lines or starting from a title that comes to mind as inspiration and building the imagery around it. Sometimes, I also express my emotions of the moment in my work.<\/p><h4>Can you talk about the pieces you created in 2024? What stories or emotions do they convey?<\/h4><p>When I became ill, I disposed of nearly all the artworks I had created up until then, leaving nothing behind. In Japan, I believe in Daikokuten, the god of both destruction and creation, who teaches that new creation arises from destruction. Therefore, since 2024, I have been creating new works.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13397 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-Phoenix-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-Phoenix-2024.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-Phoenix-2024-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-Phoenix-2024-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-Phoenix-2024-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualartjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yuriko-Yoshikawa-Phoenix-2024-600x847.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/> Yuriko Yuco Yoshikawa | Phoenix | 2024<\/p><h4>How has your background in science shaped your perspective on art?<\/h4><p>I see art as a drop that creates ripples, spreading outward. I would be delighted if my works could evoke feelings or thoughts in those who view them. I want to create pieces that convey a message or even music to the viewer.<\/p><h4>What message or impact do you wish to leave through your artistic journey?<\/h4><p>By cherishing the happiness of living in the present and feeling gratitude for life, I wish for love and peace for people all over the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year of birth: 1962.Where do you live: Japan.Describe your art in three words: Love, Ripples, Expression.Instagram Can you share your journey as an artist? How did your experience in nursing science influence your creative process? I have been working as a nurse in Japanese hospitals since 1984. 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