Atsuki has developed a unique technique that involves tearing, layering, and reassembling canvas to express the ephemeral beauty and strength of nature. Inspired by natural motifs such as flowers and plants, his works go beyond conventional still-life painting, capturing theatmosphere and fleeting impressions of light, wind, and seasonal change. His practice reflects the influence of Western material art while embodying a quiet, poetic sensibility often associated with Japanese aesthetics. By cutting and manipulating canvas and fabric, he gives form to the intangible — expressing fragility, vitality, and the passage of time through a tactile, immersive visual language. In doing so, Fujimoto creates works that are at once intimate and expansive, offering viewers both solace and a renewed sense of connection with nature.
Atsuki Fujimoto was born in Mie, Japan in 1997 and is currently based in Kyoto. In 2021, he received his M.F.A. in Fine and Applied Arts Field, Oil Painting from Kyoto University of the Arts.
In 2025, one of his works was included in the public collection of the Coppel Foundation, a cultural foundation based in Mexico.
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Plus One (+1)
April 23 - June 11, 2026Plus One (+1) On the occasion of its seventh anniversary, the team at Saenger Galería presents the group exhibition Plus One (+1) , a show that brings along the efforts...Read more -
La luz del sol que se filtra a través de los árboles / そよぐ風、おだやかな午後に木漏れ日の場所で by Atsuki Fujimoto
September 4 - October 30, 2025Saenger Gallery presents in its main room the first solo exhibition in Mexico by Japanese artist Atsuki Fujimoto (Mie, 1997): "Sense of the wind, sunlight, serene place" (そよぐ風、おだやかな午後に木漏れ日の場所で), which brings together more than twenty previously unseen works. In them, various wildflowers—held in vases or growing by the edge of a river—are gathered on canvas, as if forming a small garden.Read more
