Venus #15 by Takeru Amano Explore Mondoir Collection Medium: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 123.5 x 78.5 cm Year: 2020 Price on request Status: available Why collect this work?A turned figure is made both exposed and withholding: the bare back fills the canvas, while the face looks sideways and the folded arm limits access. The catalogue profile identifies Venus as a recurring subject in Takeru Amano’s practice. Here, the mythological name meets a figure stripped of narrative setting and conventional attributes, shifting attention from identity to pose.In the photograph, black hair forms a broad, near-solid contour against a blue field. Fine outlines define the face and body, while the small eyes, level mouth and hand on the shoulder make the turn feel watchful rather than theatrical.The documented acrylic on canvas enables sharply separated shapes and broad areas of apparently even colour. At 123.5 by 78.5 cm, the upright format gives the simplified figure a substantial bodily scale without supplying spatial depth.Encountering this painting alongside historical images of Venus would clarify its central tension: a canonical nude remains recognisable, yet idealised display is replaced by guarded self-possession and an unreadable glance. About the ArtistTakeru Amano Takeru Amano is an artist featured in the Mondoir Collection. Nationality: Japanese
