The Japanese artist Noritoshi Mitsuuchi is a painter who reflects in his work the gaze of an adult looking at paintings that he interprets as childish. Why should they be childish? A child would never describe one of his drawings as childish, so why do adults believe themselves to be in possession of the truth in this regard?

A child would never describe one of his drawings as childish, so why do adults believe themselves to be in possession of the truth in this regard?

Through characters such as knights, princesses, cats and dragons, Mitsuuchi reminds adults of the things they tend to forget as they grow up. Inspired from Japanese folklore and European fairy tales to anime and manga. In the artist's own words "I create art that stimulates the viewer's memory and imagination by focusing on beauty that may be subtle, yet surely exists in the vast history of art".

"The more you try to perfect your art, the more the things that matter will disappear."

Noritoshi Mitsuuchi was born in Osaka (Japan) in 1978. He studied at Kobe University of Design. He has been active since 2002 and his work has gained popularity through several exhibitions in Japan and abroad. He likes to incorporate bold brushstrokes and vibrant, childlike colours into his works. Like Picasso, he discards the complicated thoughts and techniques that an adult would have, and instead readapts the simplicity of a child's view of the world to let his emotions flow freely on his canvas, stating: "The more you try to perfect your art, the more the things that matter will disappear."