Kenji Working in his Studio Japanese artist, Kenji Inoue, creates paintings that are exciting, abstract, improvisations dealing with a host of subjects from nature to love, introspection and intergalactic events. His medium of large sized acrylic paintings are not easy to categorize stylistically. They employ elements of Surrealism, folk art, and Abstract Expressionism; they are explosive both in composition and approach. Everything seems to be bursting towards the edge of the picture plane as he places us in the furnace of Earth’s core or the cold abyss of outer space.

In exploring the body of paintings, Inoue is never fixed in one mode, he is comfortable dealing with a wide breadth of emotional discourse. In many works he displays a softer, quieter side to his world, with touching and poignant explorations enacted by humanoid forms. Many motifs in Inoue’s repertoire pertain to natural forms from flowers and roots to fire and water. Inoue has an atmospheric sense for composition, his characters and objects seem to float in phosphorescent color, revolving and colliding in an ancient whirling dance. Open, nebulous areas may be soothing and cool, while other works seem to burst forth with electric energy. His style daringly includes figurative snippets and wild abstraction, often including both extremes in one piece. The aggressive, stuccato brushwork infuses the image with energy and rhythm while his unrestrained palette creates a pulsating response in our eyes. Other works find Inoue searching deep inside the psyche, with abstract roots or fingers reaching toward one another like massive neurons. Here we find Inoue speaking to us through a moodier palette and with more straightforward brushwork.

A constant theme within Inoue's works is that everything is in flux. There are many philosophical uncertainties, and though much is undetermined about life, he resists providing answersfor his audience and instead poses only questions. “My art is no meaning, no answer, just it’s only running,” Inoue explains. The movement and energy conveys the idea that each piece is but a snapshot, a moment within time that will most certainly pass. The works are a visual history of thoughts, feelings, and extraordinary events, a body of work that will fascinate audiences for years to come. Inoue continues to be a unique voice in the contemporary art world with frequent exhibits in New York.

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