ARTIST STATEMENT

The Artist’s work is introspective. When creating her roses, Koharu looks within to visualize the garden of flowers that exists in her heart. She becomes one with rose. Capturing the essence and fragrant aroma of her rose, she is able to translate both onto paper. Using monotype printmaking techniques, she creates unique, one of-a-kind, artwork. Her prints are associated with the Japanese “Sho” or calligraphy, a powerful art form inspired by spirit. The sense of “Ma” or room and Kukan” or space, which are unique to Japan, are integral to her work. In universe of Zen, she utilizes space to enhance a rose and it blossoms beautifully in the sensibility of the artist Koharu.

In 1970, Koharu graduated from Tokyo University of Art, and the graduate school. She then married and spent the next 25 years of her life as a mother. Just before she reached her 50’s, she came to New York and discovered New York was the place she could work as an artist. Now she reside in both New York and Tokyo, actively working on her art in both cities.

ARTIST EXHIBITION RECORD

 Koharu & Norit ”ROSE & FAKE”  Gallery Max New York, NYC 2018 

 Koharu "Koharu's Rose"  Gallery 21 Curators Associates, Grand Pacific Le Daiba Tokyo, Japan 2016

Koharu "Koharu's Rose"  Gallery 21 Curators Associates, Grand Pacific Le Daiba Tokyo, Japan 2014

Koharu  "Sanghai Panties" New Century Artists, Chelsea, NYC 2013 

Expo Koharu "Moving Paintings"- 2010 Shanghai International Science & Art Exhibition Recruitment Invitation,  Shanghai, China

Koharu  "Beyond South America"   Gallery mu-an, Nagaoka, Japan 2009 

Koharu  "Rose Artist in New York"  ISETAN, Shinjuku, Tokyo 2009

Koharu  "Rose Artist in New York"  ISETAN, Shinjuku, Tokyo 2007

Koharu & Max  "A moment in time becomes eternal" Nippon Club,  NewYork 2007

Koharu "Movement Type of a Traveling Exhibition" Peru, Machu Picchu, Rio de Janeiroand Bolivia, South America 2005

Koharu "Rose Garden "   Otani  Museum, Tokyo,  Japan  2004

Koharu &Terumi  "Blue+Blue Roses)"   Kyoto Honen-in Temple (Built in 1680) ,  Kyoto,  Japan 2002

Koharu "100 Roses Prints, A Hundred Million Roses Song" Keiko Jazz Show, Latvia 2001

Koharu "Roses" Solo Show, National Academy Design School of FineArts, New York 1999