Tracy Nakayama interview, paintings
LA Weekly interviews Hawaiian-born artist Tracy Nakayama, who paints erotic watercolors with a 70s free-love vibe. Her exhibition "Free but Not Easy" runs through February at the Acuna-Hansen Gallery. (Her first solo show, also at Acuna-Hansen, was called "Cause Everyone Wants to Feel Good".)
In today’s “porn by the pound” world, Tracy Nakayama’s artwork is a welcome return to a more natural way of viewing human sexuality. One can practically taste the Boone’s Farm and Kona bud as Nakayama’s multihued, single-ink couples fondle and explore one another in compositions that include ornate tapestries, feathers, babies and even animals. The cumulative effect of Nakayama’s feelin’-groovy sensibility recalls the immensity and innocence of the first time.
I have no idea what "a more natural way of viewing human sexuality" might mean, but "feelin’-groovy sensibility" is an apt description. Groovy without irony. This Tracy Nakayama fan page (I'm not sure what else to call it) has a good collection of links to her work online. Check out "Wet" to start.
