SHINODA TOKO (B. 1913)

Nexus does indeed provide a gentle visual effect so characteristic of her work. As the lines ricochet across the composition, a sense of fragile and delicate balance emerges from the surface, leaving the viewer in an appeasing contemplation. The variations of the lines and colors bring dimensionality and motion to the surface. However, this quiet balance is interrupted by the airy thin black lines disengaging themselves from the thick black stroke, bringing a sense of pleasing spontaneity and lightness to the composition.