{"product_id":"y-1996-painting","title":"'Y' (1996) - Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eI am 'Y' (1996) - Painting. A body bent into a letter, a shape caught between gesture and symbol. The figure is mine, but the meaning’s yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCurator's Notes \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this gouache painting, a solitary figure bends their body into the shape of the letter “Y.” The surface, built up with textured brushstrokes in deep green, feels as physical as it is emotional—simultaneously expressive and restrained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMitani once described the letter “Y” as representing anonymity, “just an ordinary person.” Here, that idea becomes visual language: the human form distilled to a simple, universal gesture. The painted body becomes both symbol and vessel, holding within it the complexity of everyday existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Y' was curated by Stevenson Aung\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesigner\/Maker \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaker: \u003c\/b\u003eRyuji Mitani\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesigner: \u003c\/b\u003eRyuji Mitani\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e10.25\" (w) x 1.6\" (l) x 12.75\" (h) or 260mm (w) x 41mm (l) x 324mm (h)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight: \u003c\/b\u003e 1.3 lb or 0.6 kg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterials: \u003c\/b\u003eGouache, Wood Board, Glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandcrafted in Matsumoto, Japan\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear of creation: 1996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustom made frame\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by Ryuji Mitani\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated using gouache paint and glass on a chalk white painted wooden board base\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne-of-a-kind hand-painted piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ryuji Mitani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49172471906550,"sku":"RM-427 (6818)","price":5200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0194\/5843\/files\/RyujiMitani__Y_1996__Featured_781f7cae-5079-4b4b-9fb4-a1f28023fdde.jpg?v=1760042927","url":"https:\/\/nalatanalatasavings.com\/products\/y-1996-painting","provider":"Nalata Nalata","version":"1.0","type":"link"}