Moyan

Moyan is a young contemporary Japanese artist who recently completed their masters course in oil and painting techniques and materials research at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of Arts in 2020. Moyan’s artworks prominently feature doll motifs, influenced by the artist’s personal experience of being born with a missing left ear. At the age of 13, Moyan underwent plastic surgery in two sessions to create an artificial left ear. This experience is echoed in many of Moyan’s works, where the absence of limbs and heads in the dolls evokes a sense of the uncanny, reflecting on the artist’s own physical journey. Moreover, many of the dolls are depicted as being dirty, indicative of prolonged use by a child before being abandoned when they become disfigured and worn out. The symbolism reflected social attitudes towards individuals with disfigurements, often deemed as ‘undesirable’. Moyan’s paintings are primarily executed with paint and are characterised by vibrant colours that further captivate the viewer’s attention.