Erina Matsui

Erina Matsui
Matsui during the inauguration of the exhibit "A Place Where Artists Have the Right to Fail," commemorating the 35th anniversary for Room 13 of the Fundació Joan Miró.
Born (1984-01-08) 8 January 1984 (age 40)
NationalityJapanese
EducationBFA, Tama Art University 2008
OccupationArtist
Known forSurreal self-portrait paintings

Erina Matsui (松井 えり菜, Matsui Erina, born January 8, 1984) is a Japanese contemporary artist. She is known for her surreal self-portraits, mostly done as oil paintings.[1] Her work has been praised for its jarring visual impact as it defies normal representations of childhood being cute and innocent.[2]

  1. ^ "Erina Matsui - 4 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  2. ^ "Academic paper (PDF): Promoting Visual Culture Art Education Learning Experiences as a Pedagogical Event". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-04-04.