NORITOSHI MITSUUCHI: PEACE MAKER

Ross + Kramer is pleased to present “Peace Maker”, Noritoshi Mitsuuchi's second solo exhibition with the gallery.

July 12 – September 7, 2025

In Peace Maker, Mitsuuchi brings our attention away from Earthly, mundane obligations and towards free, joyous, and somewhat childlike depictions of deities and folklore heroes resting amongst celestial bodies and fluffy clouds.

Employing the use of comparative mythology, Mitsuuchi’s paintings protagonists are derived from various cultures: Perseus, Chronus, Venus and Selene are of Greek origins, Fionn is a legendary hunter-worrior from Irish mythology, and Vahagn — an Armenian warrior-god. As with the artist’s previous work, Peace Maker is a celebration of fantasy and its unconstrained freedom.

Conducted in Mitsuuchi’s characteristic style, these works share a frontal composition and bold, simplistic brush strokes used to create the artist’s trademark cartoon-like characters, surreal proportions, and saturated backgrounds. With his bright, gentle paintings, Mitsuuchi evokes a sense of wonder and invites the viewers to revisit the fantastical worlds of their childhood.

Encountering such joyous imagery, that despite its seemingly cheerful naivety is rooted in stories that shaped humanity for millennia, helps us confront the difficult reality of every-day life.