Josianne Ishikawa

Josianne 
Ishikawa
 is 
an 
American modernist 
artist
 who
 grew 
up 
in 
Iowa 
and 
has lived 
in 
Japan 
over 
twenty 
years.
 In
 her 
paintings
 she 
has 
the
 ability 
to 
work
 with seemingly
 opposites, 
uniting 
them
 to
 create 
a 
harmonic 
whole; 
strength 
and delicacy,
 the 
use 
of 
intense
 color
 along side 
translucency, 
bold 
lines 
and 
soft composition. 
Her 
paintings
 reflect
 her 
life 
of 
majestic 
views
 of 
Mt.
Fuji, 
the sodality of
 koi 
ponds 
and 
the 
emotions 
that 
lie
 beneath
 the
 cultural 
mask.