Ikemura finds inspiration for her art in old Japanese masters as well as in surrealism, post-war modernism and the figurative painting of the 1980s. Her works depict hybrid, mythological beings, girls and women who are in transition between human, animal and plant. They always deal with psychological, social and spiritual states as well as the relationship between civilization and nature.
Britta Färber, Head of Art and Culture at Deutsche Bank, talks to Leiko Ikemura about her artistic practice in general and the works presented by PalaisPopulaire under the title With Blue Birds in particular.
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