Masamitsu Shigeta mainly uses acrylic on paper, depicting cityscapes of New York. He is interested in the harmony between nature and architecture. He finds joy and happiness from the mundane scene of New York, celebrating through vivid colors and gestural brushstrokes. He also makes his own unique frames for each painting, adding physicality and weight to the painting.
Masamitsu Shigeta (b. 1992) was born and grew up in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating high school, he moved to New York to study art. He graduated from School of Visual Arts with BFA majoring Fine Arts. He is currently acquiring MFA in New York University.
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