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
editAoki 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
editAoki'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
editAoki's works have been featured in the following collections and galleries:
- 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa[7]
- CONTEXT Art Miami[4]
- Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art[12]
- Kitakata City Art Museum[7]
- LIXIL Gallery[7]
- Minneapolis Institute of Art[3]
- Sokyo Gallery[13]
- Tama Art University[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Aoki Chie (2009). "BODY 09-1 "Impact"". artsmia.org. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Carmelita Caruana. "Chie Aoki". escapeintolife.com. Escape Into Life. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Marianne Combs (November 28, 2017). "'Hard Bodies' exhibit glows with a love of lacquer". MPR News. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Gallery detail - Gallery G-77". CONTEXT Art Miami. 2018. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "Contemporary art by Chie Aoki sculptures". iloboyou.com. I Lobo You. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Jane Kenoyer (August 29, 2012). "The Beautiful Mystery of Chie Aoki's Work". HI-Fructose Magazine. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "青木千絵 －URUSHI BODY－展Aoki Chie Exhibition" [Aoki Chiu Exhibition - URUSHI BODY] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c Andreas Marks (2017). Hard Bodies: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture. Minneapolis Institute of Art. pp. 87–89. ISBN 9781517904173. Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ Olivia Gissing (June 9, 2011). "This Chie Aoki Collection is Shockingly Imaginative". Trend Hunter. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Russ Crest (June 7, 2011). "Chie Aoki Human Growth". Beautiful/Decay. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Diccon Sandrey. "Guide to Masterpieces of Japanese Lacquer". japanobjects.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ "Form in Art - Perceiving with the Hand: Aoki Chie". Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art. 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Aoki Chie. Sokyo Gallery. 2018. Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2022-07-27.