Chiho Aoshima
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Chiho Aoshima ART106 Artist Presentation Elizabeth Choe
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Chiho Aoshima. ART106 Artist Presentation Elizabeth Choe. Biography. Debuted without formal art training and education. She began in Murakami’s factory without formal training, but in 2006, she had a residency at Art Pace, San Antonio, Texas. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Chiho AoshimaART106
Artist PresentationElizabeth Choe
B i o g r a p h y
Debuted without formal art training and education. She began in Murakami’s factory without formal training, but in 2006, she had a residency at Art Pace, San Antonio, Texas. Aoshima’s work transcends traditional techniques of representation. She uses computer software to create her beautiful and erotic worlds of ghosts, demons, schoolgirls, and exquisite natural landscapes.
Audacious prints large scale images on various mediums: wood, plastic, canvas bags, wallpaper installations and etc.
Born Education
member 1974, Tokyo, Japan Dept. of Economics at Hosei
University, Tokyo, JapanTakashi Murakami’s ‘Kaikai Kiki’ artists collective
“My work feels like strands of my thoughts that have flown around the universe before coming back to materialize.” - Chiho Aoshima.
C i t y G l o w
Deriving from traditional and pop sources such as Japanese scroll paintings, manga, and anime, City Glow contains a cyclical narrative, which begins with the dawn of a paradisaical garden. Living skyscrapers sprout during the day, only to be overgrown at night by a landscape filled with ghosts and fairies.
2005
City Glow (CGI)Created in collaboration with New Zealand –based animator Bruce Ferguson
Her style derives from traditional and pop sources such as Japanese scroll paintings, manga and anime. Not only do these work
C i t y G l o w2006
City Glow Glouchester Road Subway Station InstallationLondon, England
A still version of City Glow was installed in Glouchester Road Subway Station.
These 17 arches act as a space for installation in the station, and a new artist’s work is displayed every 9 months.
C i t y G l o w
2006
City Glow Glouchester Road Subway Station InstallationLondon, England
These 17 arches act as a space for installation in Glouchester Road Subway Station, and a new artist’s work is displayed every 9 months.
M o u n t a i nG i r l s
City Glow begins
2005
City Glow (CGI)Created in collabortation with New Zealand –based animator Bruce Ferguson
J a p a n e s e A p r i c o t
City Glow begins
2005
City Glow (CGI)Created in collabortation with New Zealand –based animator Bruce Ferguson
As We Died, We Began To Regain Our Spirit
City Glow begins
2005
City Glow (CGI)Created in collabortation with New Zealand –based animator Bruce Ferguson
G o o d l u c kM a k i n o
City Glow begins
2008
Chiho Aoshima 2008Watercolor, colored pencil, glue and paper3505 x 12294 mmCommissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio
P r e s e n t a t i o nC r e d i t s
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