Ryoko Kaneta personifies the elements of nature by painting outsized female figures
© Ryoko Kaneta Tokyo-based painter Ryoko Kaneta, a rising star of the Japanese art scene, has found a new way to express a traditional belief in her country. In her work, the spirit of God, which is said to imbue all of nature, is expressed as towering female forms that loom over the landscape. Bringing together Japanese philosophies and an …