The Entity Stirs

A mythical beast steps out from the maelstrom.

Miwa Komatsu’s paintings are guided by a deeply personal spiritual outlook. Yamainu-san are wolf-like divine beings, encountered by Komatsu as a child an...

A mythical beast steps out from the maelstrom.

Miwa Komatsu’s paintings are guided by a deeply personal spiritual outlook. Yamainu-san are wolf-like divine beings, encountered by Komatsu as a child and now found – wide eyed and cosmic – throughout her dazzling artworks.

In The Entity Stirs, a Yamainu-san emerges from an ocean of lace-like white marks surrounded by mountains and fire. Based on an original painting, the edition layers a flatbed print with three silkscreen layers including fluorescent ink and flashes of gold.

The dazzling eyes at the artwork’s centre are of particular significance. Komatsu explains that – in a series of epiphanies – the intense stares she is confronted by in otherworldly encounters have broadened her own vision, and helped her to paint.

Each print is accompanied by a copy of The Great Harmonisation – an illustrated poem conceived as an introduction to the conceptual framework of Komatsu’s practice.

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Edition details
Dimensions
Unframed: 55.4cm x 43.7cm
Framed: 62.5cm x 50.8cm x 3.2cm
Framing
Prints can be ordered float-mounted on an off-white backing in one of two bespoke framing options – matte black painted wood with visible grain or unpainted American walnut.
Medium
UV flatbed pigment print with 3 silkscreen layers in fluorescent yellow ink and metallic gold powders, printed on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White 410gsm paper with deckled edges.
Finishing
Individually signed, dated and numbered in lower left corner (front).
Release date
October 16, 2023
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