Miss Margaret

Miss Margaret, 2016 is a wonderful example of Nara’s portraiture, showing how his studio in Nasushiobara, which overlooks the area’s deeply verdant landscape, can influence the surroundings of his subjects. Many of the paintings Yoshitimo Nara created since moving into this new environment in 2005 saw the increased use of multi-layered color, especially in the eyes of his characters. The backgrounds, like this one, are reminiscent of Mark Rothko’s saturated canvases – and we can see those green shades of Nasushiobara in all their glory.

© Yoshitomo Nara