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Yuji Kanamaru Born in Kanagawa in 1978. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts. Working from a foundation in Nihonga, he develops a distinctive painterly language defined by unique textures and layered, vibrant yet subtle colors. Incorporating elements such as fabric, fragments of newspapers, and intentional cracks, his surfaces generate a singular material presence. Influenced by his childhood spent in the Middle East, his work evokes a world where a sense of the unfamiliar and nostalgia intersect.