“My work feels like stands of my thoughts that have flown around the universe before coming back to materialize.” (Chiho Aoshima) This is the base for most of Aoshima’s creations, they are her thoughts mixed with the universe and the things around her. Aoshima is a pop graphic artist who was born in Tokyo, Japan. Influenced by anime and manga, she stands apart from others around her, through her exploration of the dark currents laying beneath Japanese pop imagery. (Artspace) Her works often include surreal elements and tell a deeper meaning than what you see at first glance. Aoshima is a talented pop artist, who started with a degree in economics.
Chiho Aoshima was born in 1974 in Tokyo Japan, she later went and graduated from Hosei University …show more content…
She also went to San Antonio, Texas and completed a residency at Art Pace. (Artnet) Aoshima didn’t become internationally known until 2001, when her work was displayed in the Superflat exhibition. (Seattle Art Museum) Her popularity grew in 2005 when her works City Glow (Figure 1) and Paradise (Figure 2) covered the Union Square subway station in New York as part of the Little Boy exhibition. (Seattle Art Museum) Aoshima has also had a few solo shows. Currently she lives and works in Tokyo and is a current member of the Kaikai Artist Collective. The Kaikai Artist Collective is headed by Takashi Murakami, who is a well-known Japanese contemporary artist. Aoshima’s works often portray young women in dreamscapes or surreal scenes. They normally include figures such as; demons, ghosts, skeletons, and nature. Her works are created originally in Adobe Illustrator. In Adobe she uses hundreds of lines, curves, and all sorts of shapes that she manipulates to suit the image she wants to create. She often uses the same data for repeated background elements and spends extra time making modifications to preserve organic lines in her depictions of nature. (Seattle Art Museum) Using Adobe she creates original images for the major factors in her works, such as the people. After created the original images she then starts to layer in the
Chiho Aoshima was born in 1974 in Tokyo Japan, she later went and graduated from Hosei University …show more content…
She also went to San Antonio, Texas and completed a residency at Art Pace. (Artnet) Aoshima didn’t become internationally known until 2001, when her work was displayed in the Superflat exhibition. (Seattle Art Museum) Her popularity grew in 2005 when her works City Glow (Figure 1) and Paradise (Figure 2) covered the Union Square subway station in New York as part of the Little Boy exhibition. (Seattle Art Museum) Aoshima has also had a few solo shows. Currently she lives and works in Tokyo and is a current member of the Kaikai Artist Collective. The Kaikai Artist Collective is headed by Takashi Murakami, who is a well-known Japanese contemporary artist. Aoshima’s works often portray young women in dreamscapes or surreal scenes. They normally include figures such as; demons, ghosts, skeletons, and nature. Her works are created originally in Adobe Illustrator. In Adobe she uses hundreds of lines, curves, and all sorts of shapes that she manipulates to suit the image she wants to create. She often uses the same data for repeated background elements and spends extra time making modifications to preserve organic lines in her depictions of nature. (Seattle Art Museum) Using Adobe she creates original images for the major factors in her works, such as the people. After created the original images she then starts to layer in the