Hiroshi Senju, Falling Water, 2013.
Hiroshi Senju combines Western and Eastern elements, marrying minimalist visual language rooted in Abstract Expressionism with ancient Nihonga painting techniques unique to Japan. As a painter he primarily uses traditional Japanese painting techniques; employing pigments derived from natural material and applying them to a specially designed Mulberry paper.The waterfall paintings often focus at the base of the waterfall where the falls crash into the pool below, the new fluorescent waterfall images, which appear black and white in daylight but fluoresce a sublime electric blue under ultraviolet light.
Checkout this interview conducted by Tatler Magazine with Hiroshi Senju.
He speaks so thoughtfully and elegantly about this body of work.