Shingo Honda - To White Space and Sunya

In the early eighties, while still living in Japan, I painted two abstract series “To White Space” and “Sunya”, expressing my theme in large acrylic works on canvas, and smaller works on paper. In these, the white space, the void, is the main focus, the ground of harmony, and the color expresses movement and change. You could say I painted the wind, or the seasons, or you could say I painted my changing emotions: conflict, confusion, or joy. When I accompanied these paintings to a show in the United States, I saw an opportunity for personal change. Soon I moved to Los Angeles.