SOOUAIEA | Artist at Mondoir

Nationality: Japanese

Discipline: painting

Based in: Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, JP

Biography

SOOUAIEA is a Nihonga-based abstract artist from Japan with over 10 years of artistic practice. Working with mineral pigments, sumi ink, silver, and metallic layers on washi and hand-built wooden panels, SOOUAIEA creates contemplative works that explore silence as a form of presence. The works respond quietly to light, architecture, and refined interior spaces, without relying on narrative or symbolism. SOOUAIEA has presented work internationally, including at World Art Dubai 2024 as part of JAPAN TIDE, and selected works are also listed on The Artling.

Artist Statement

SOOUAIEA’s work explores silence as a form of presence. Using mineral pigments, sumi ink, silver, and metallic layers, the works respond quietly to light, architecture, and perception. There is no narrative to follow and no fixed symbolism to decode. Each work exists as a quiet presence, allowing stillness, space, and subtle shifts of light to become part of the experience. The paintings are intended for refined environments where silence, contemplation, and spatial harmony can be felt rather than explained.

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions and presentations include: 2024 — World Art Dubai 2024, JAPAN TIDE, Dubai, UAE 2008 — Exhibition presentation in France 2025 — Hotel-based exhibition presentation, Tokyo, Japan Selected regional group exhibitions in Japan

Awards

Selected works have been reviewed and listed on The Artling, an international online art platform based in Singapore. SOOUAIEA has also presented work internationally, including at World Art Dubai 2024 as part of JAPAN TIDE.

Education

SOOUAIEA is primarily self-taught, with a long-term independent practice in Nihonga-based abstract painting. Through years of material experimentation with washi, mineral pigments, sumi ink, silver, and metallic layers, SOOUAIEA has developed a distinctive visual language centered on silence, light, and presence.