Yasue Kodama started working on still life in 1980s, and after simple and dynamic abstract in 1980, he consistently works on 'Deep Rhyme' series. In 'Deep Rhyme,' he covers a sense with shading and depth before recognizing existences of object and nature.
He covers a forest and a lake which are very common, but a landscape he experiences from there is reflection of his soul. Sense of body when a forest is enveloped in fog. Sound of an existence showed by a scene reflecting on a frozen pond in winter midnight. Kodama creates those feelings between layers in painting and paints. 

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© Yasue Kodama
courtesy of the artist and MEM