KiyoMatsumoto
painter/picture book author/actor
Born on March 20, 1995, in Hyogo Prefecture.
Drawing inspiration from nature and living creatures, she began teaching herself to paint at the age of 20.
In 2019, she held her first solo exhibition.
Since then, she has held annual solo exhibitions at year-end, while also designing CD covers and product packaging, and exhibiting her work in cafes and department stores.
She won the Grand Prize at the 19th Tully's Picture Book Award, with her first picture book "Watashi no sekai" published in September 2023.
Creating CD covers and product packaging designs as well, she boasts a wealth of corporate collaboration experience and continues to attract attention as an emerging artist with a devoted following both in Japan and abroad.
Kiyo Matsumoto, a painter with diverse talents including picture book author and actress.
Drawing daily inspiration from nature for her creative work, she has reexamined the presence of automobiles that have always accompanied her creative process through a fresh perspective via ART MODELLISTA.
Inspired by the phrase "Since I've met you, my days have been filled with color" from MODELLISTA's brand movie, she overlaid this with memories from when she first began painting. She projects the universal theme of encounters that bring color to life onto her relationship with automobiles.
In this artwork, using the RAISE as her motif, she expresses how everyday scenery transforms through finding a car that resonates with one's identity. With delicate brushwork, she depicts a world where active dynamism coexists with comfort. The discovery of new colors emerging within familiar scenery forms the central theme of her piece.
Since publishing her first picture book in 2023, she has been challenging herself with new expressions that merge illustrations and words, and is currently working on creating "books of pictures and words."
She expresses her desire to continue sharing works that resonate with people's hearts and lives in various forms, while hoping that her encounter with this project—bringing together diverse artists—will serve as an opportunity to open up further possibilities for expression.
TOYOTA Raize
MODELLISTA has elevated this SUV—compact yet with a commanding presence—into a more dynamic and refined, distinctive style.
Matsumoto perceived MODELLISTA's commitment to craftsmanship in the details of custom parts throughout the vehicle, which inspired the theme of her artwork.