Kawaii/Kowai–SO CUTE YOU WANT TO SQUEEZE IT?!
In my work, I wanted to explore the contrast between ‘Kawaii’ meaning cute, and ‘Kowai’ meaning scary in Japanese. I was interested in the phrases ‘So cute you want to squeeze it’ and ‘So cute I could just eat it up’ which are often said about small animals and babies. These works were part of a wider research stage of creating recurring imagery which I could employ in my final pieces such as the bubbles and neon color scheme.
