Pieta XII
Year: 2026
Material/Technique: Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Size: 130 × 180 cm
Edition: Unique
Signed:Included
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About the Work
- Year
- 2026
- Material/Technique
- Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
- Size
- 130 × 180 cm
- Edition
- Unique
- Signed
- Included
- Frame
- Not Included
- Work Certificate
- Included
- Distributor of artworks
- Ryo Kato
- Ship-from Area
- Not Set
- Days Until Dispatch
- Not Set
- Category
- Painting
- Style
- Half Abstraction, Emotional, Fantasy, Society / Politics / History, Energy, Philosophy / Vanitas, Outsider Art
Work Details
Concept and production intention of the work
This work is a new interpretation of “Pieta,” which is an iconic Christian motif. “Pieta” is a term indicating the scene where Jesus, who was crucified, was taken down from the cross and held by Mary.
Mary is not depicted as a traditional saint, but as a goat wearing a horn and blue hood. On that lap lies a fragmented human figure, reminiscent of Jesus. The fact that Maria is depicted as a goat has the meaning of being a metaphor for nature. Through the composition of nature supporting humans, this work clearly shows that humans are surrounded by nature and are inseparable from nature.
Kato Ryo
I paint with acrylic paint as the base and oil paint on top of it.
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Artist
Master student
Born in 1978 in Okayama Prefecture. After finishing high school in 1998 he moved to Berlin and studied in Daniel Richter’s class at the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK), graduating as a Meisterschüler. He exhibited widely across Germany at galleries and art fairs. After winning the I Award’s top prize at the Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art in 2012, he began showing in Japan, mainly in museums and galleries. In 2013 he received the Encouragement Award of the Darmstadt Art Prize. Recently he expanded exhibitions across Europe, including Paris and Vienna, and gained recognition from New York collector Asher Edelman, whose support attracted attention from investors and collectors. Since moving to Germany he has focused on the relationship between humans and nature, especially environmental issues, developing a distinctive style that blends abstract figurative expression with realist elements.
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