A pair of paintings about the quiet exchange of feelings between two people, even when they are apart.
¥88,000
Japan · Contemporary Figurative Painting
Kiyo
Aono
Self-taught Oil Painter
I paint the emotions that exist between people — love, memory, distance, longing, silence, and time.
Available Works
Original Paintings · 2026These original paintings are currently available for collectors. Each work is presented through my BASE shop, where you can view the full details and purchase securely.
I explore the invisible distance that can exist between two people when feelings remain unspoken.
¥55,000
I painted the feeling of thinking of someone despite telling myself not to — like ripples spreading across water.
¥55,000
I capture the quiet tension and anticipation between two people, like the stillness just before the wind begins.
¥90,000
I painted the quiet ache of touching someone when you know that it may be the last time.
¥77,000
About the Artist
The space
between people.
I am Kiyo Aono, a Japanese self-taught oil painter based in Japan. I explore the emotional space between people — moments of love, memory, distance, longing, silence, and the passage of time.
Through faces, gestures, gaze, light, and color, I try to hold emotional moments that cannot always be spoken or resolved. My recent work also turns toward moments of transition — the quiet threshold between what has been and what is yet to come, and the decision to move forward with my own feet.
Based in
Japan
Medium
Oil on canvas
Practice
Contemporary figurative painting
Collecting
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