内野琳央 / Rio Uchino

Born in Tokyo, 2000.
Entered Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Painting, Oil Painting Major in 2020.
Main Exhibitions:
2022: "Dinosaurs, Boxes, Yellow, and Sheets," gallery Dalston.
2023: "Tokyo University of the Arts Third Year Advancement Exhibition - Hello, Hello," Arts Chiyoda 3331.
2024: "Tokyo University of the Arts Oil Painting Graduation Thesis Internal Review Exhibition 2024," Tokyo University of the Arts.
"72nd Tokyo University of the Arts Graduation and Completion Works Exhibition," Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.

The artist carves into the wall to the thickness of the paint, creating indentations where they then paint. The wall and the painting are flush with each other.
The paint is spread on a smooth surface, and the peeled-off material is handled like a sheet. This sheet can be split or folded, interacting like a piece of paper.
This sheet is then applied to the painting. The sheet on the painting behaves like wallpaper.
While the wall is carved for the sake of the painting, the painting is peeled off for the sake of the wall.