Shinya Takanezawa, “Dream of 100 Billion years”
March 29th – April 27th, 2025
Haven Gallery is honored to present Japan based artist, Shinya Takanezawa, for his first show, entitled “ Dream of 100 Billion years”, at the gallery. “ Dream of 100 Billion years” hosts a collection of gold leaf, oil paint, and tempera paintings tying traditional methods and mythologies with contemporary stylization and narratives. Strong female deities are depicted in detailed armor and distinguished garb, historically rendered and coupled with yokai, creatures of folklore and attending cats, offering a playful sense of whimsy. Fine line work and extraordinary detail can be found amidst fluid compositions that move gracefully through the artists expertise of design and compositional placement, drawing the eye to examine and enjoy every detail found in the painting. Heavily inspired by Japanese aesthetics and narratives, Takanezawa brings forth his own heritage and intermingles it with western influence such as aesthetics found in medieval art and illuminated manuscripts. “Dream of 100 billion years” represents the artistic prowess and ingenuity of humans to innovate and create visual storytelling, nodding to the continued evolution of global camaraderie and its influence on the dreams of the human condition.
Artist Statement
By combining and mixing various images from the past to the present using gold leaf, oil paint, and tempera, I hope to create a world never seen before. Why not join me in exploring a wonderland far from your everyday life?
