Chie Aoki

Chie Aoki (青木千絵, born 1981[1]) is a Japanese sculptor.[2] Her sculpture work uses mediums of cloth, foam, lacquer,[1][3] and she is also known for photography on rice paper.[4] Her sculptures commonly have the shapes of amorphous human bodies, without heads or faces.[5][6]

Life

Aoki was born in 1981[1] in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.[7] Her father was the curator of the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art and introduced her to Alberto Giacometti's sculptures, which depict existential struggles.[8] She received a degree in arts and crafts from the Kanazawa College of Art in 2005, and completed graduate work in 2006.[7] She has two daughters.[8]

Works and themes

Aoki's works are surreal and convey the idea of metamorphosis or transformation.[9][10] Her sculptures often start as carved styrofoam blocks over which Aoki layers black lacquer, which is then polished.[11]

Aoki's work is influenced by psychological themes seen in Edvard Munch's art.[8]

Collections

Aoki's works have been featured in the following collections and galleries:

References
  1. Aoki Chie (2009). "BODY 09-1 "Impact"". artsmia.org. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. Carmelita Caruana. "Chie Aoki". escapeintolife.com. Escape Into Life. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  3. Marianne Combs (November 28, 2017). "'Hard Bodies' exhibit glows with a love of lacquer". MPR News. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  4. "Gallery detail - Gallery G-77". CONTEXT Art Miami. 2018. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  5. "Contemporary art by Chie Aoki sculptures". iloboyou.com. I Lobo You. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  6. Jane Kenoyer (August 29, 2012). "The Beautiful Mystery of Chie Aoki's Work". HI-Fructose Magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  7. "青木千絵 －URUSHI BODY－展Aoki Chie Exhibition" [Aoki Chiu Exhibition - URUSHI BODY] (in Japanese). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. Andreas Marks (2017). Hard Bodies: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture. Minneapolis Institute of Art. pp. 87–89. ISBN 9781517904173.
  9. Olivia Gissing (June 9, 2011). "This Chie Aoki Collection is Shockingly Imaginative". Trend Hunter. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  10. Russ Crest (June 7, 2011). "Chie Aoki Human Growth". Beautiful/Decay. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  11. Diccon Sandrey. "Guide to Masterpieces of Japanese Lacquer". japanobjects.com. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  12. "Form in Art - Perceiving with the Hand: Aoki Chie". Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  13. Aoki Chie. Google Books. Sokyo Gallery. 2018.
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