{"title":"kuua - Originals","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal artworks by kuua. Each piece is a unique, one-of-a-kind creation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"untitled-dig-shibuya-2024","title":"Untitled (DIG Shibuya, 2024)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"93\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed media on poster board (ink, acrylic wash, marker)\u003cbr data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"152\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"167\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 × 80 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"182\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"191\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"659\"\u003eCreated live at DIG Shibuya at Spotify-O East, this work captures kuua’s signature tension between innocence and violence, beauty and unease. A lace-clad girl stares outward with glowing eyes, holding a blood-stained blade in a moment that feels both confrontational and intimate. The soft pink palette and delicate fashion details contrast sharply with the darker motifs—an approach that defines kuua’s exploration of emotional duality. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"954\"\u003eRendered in layered grayscale tones with selective bursts of vivid color, the piece emphasizes expression over realism. The rawness of the live painting process remains visible in the linework and texture, giving the work an immediacy that mirrors the psychological intensity of the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1238\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eLike much of kuua’s work, the piece reflects a deeply personal process—drawing from darker emotional states to construct an imagined identity. Fashion, here, becomes both armor and aspiration, framing a character that embodies vulnerability, control, and self-invention all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1238\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational orders may be subject to customs, duties or import taxes charged by destination country.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"kuua","offers":[{"title":"North America","offer_id":51564539019560,"sku":null,"price":123507.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"EU","offer_id":51564539052328,"sku":null,"price":120507.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"Asia","offer_id":51564539085096,"sku":null,"price":117064.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false},{"title":"Rest of World","offer_id":51564539117864,"sku":null,"price":128507.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/9071\/6968\/files\/kuua_5871dd4b-7cc6-4eee-b304-b3b931c7cae7.jpg?v=1774074592"},{"product_id":"imagination","title":"Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed media on poster board (ink, acrylic wash, marker)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110 × 80 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainted live in front of an audience during a Totemo Live Auction in partnership with GMO Internet Group in Tokyo, Imagination embodies Kuua's instinctive, performance-driven process. Executed in real time, the work captures the tension between control and spontaneity—where each mark becomes both a decision and a reaction to the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pink-haired figure emerges from a dark, flame-like backdrop, her expression suspended between vulnerability and defiance. The soft palette and delicate styling contrast with sharper elements—spikes, bandages, and restrained gestures—reflecting Kuua's ongoing exploration of duality: innocence and distortion, fantasy and discomfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt through layered linework and tonal washes, the composition prioritizes emotional clarity over realism. The live setting amplifies this effect—the visible immediacy of the strokes preserving the energy of the audience, the environment, and the artist's internal state at the time of creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Kuua, drawing is a way to construct an idealized inner world. In Imagination, that world takes form as both escape and confrontation—where identity is shaped through what is desired, feared, and felt all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInternational orders may be subject to customs, duties or import taxes charged by destination country.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"kuua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51566601142568,"sku":null,"price":153507.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/9071\/6968\/files\/GMO_Imagination.jpg?v=1774160856"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.totemo.io\/collections\/kuua-originals.oembed","provider":"Totemo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}