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:

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

^ ^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.

External links

Chie Aoki's blog

[BODY09-1] Aoki Chie (2009). "BODY 09-1 "Impact"". artsmia.org. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[2] Carmelita Caruana. "Chie Aoki". escapeintolife.com. Escape Into Life. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[MPRNews-3] 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.

[CONTEXT-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. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[6] 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.

[LIXIL-7] ^ ^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.

[Marks-8] 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.

[9] 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.

[10] Russ Crest (June 7, 2011). "Chie Aoki Human Growth". Beautiful/Decay. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[11] Diccon Sandrey. "Guide to Masterpieces of Japanese Lacquer". japanobjects.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.

[12] "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.

[13] Aoki Chie. Sokyo Gallery. 2018. Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2022-07-27.

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