motoko ishibashi

Motoko Ishibashi, bbt_1, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 59 x 59 inches Motoko Ishibashi, bbt_5, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 59 x 59 inches

Motoko Ishibashi, bbb_1, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 59 x 59 inches Motoko Ishibashi, bbt_2, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 50 3/8 x 37 3/4 inches

interview and portrait

by ALEPH MOLINARI

By reappropriating the hypersexualized imagery of hentai and manga, mostly created by men, the young Nagasaki-born artist subverts the power dynamic in gender, playfully projecting tits ‘n’ ass
onto explosive canvases.

 

ALEPH MOLINARI — Can you describe Nagasaki, your hometown?

MOTOKO ISHIBASHI — I was born in Nagasaki, a small city that is the capital of Nagasaki Prefecture, which also includes many remote islands. Nagasaki was one of the only cities that opened up to Western trade about 400 years ago….