Oscar Oiwa is a contemporary Brazilian-Japanese artist known for his large-scale installations and drawings. He was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1965 to Japanese parents and grew up in Brazil and Japan. Oiwa studied at the School of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of São Paulo before pursuing a career as an artist. His work is characterized by bold, surreal imagery and often draws on themes of nature, urbanization, and identity. Oiwa is mainly known for his immersive, three-dimensional installations, often incorporating drawing, painting, and sculpture to create surreal, dreamlike environments. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, including the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

“Paradise” is a large-scale, three-dimensional installation created by Oscar Oiwa in 2017. The installation consists of a giant inflatable dome, measuring 12 meters in diameter and 6 meters in height, that is entirely covered in a mural drawn by the artist. The mural depicts a surreal and fantastical landscape with lush vegetation, winding rivers, and towering mountains. The landscape is rendered in black and white, giving it a dreamlike quality and creating a stark contrast with the white walls of the inflatable dome.