Yoshino Mao solo exhibition "H・y・m・n"
shimokitazawaartsSeptember 12 - 29, 2024
weekday：1-7pm
Sat, Sun and national holiday：1-8pm
Closed on Tue, Wed and Thu
*open on Sep. 12
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*An art event, Shimokitazawa Moon Art Night, will be held in Shimokitazawa during the exhibition period. Please enjoy it together.
Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa Sep. 13 - 29, 2024
Moon Art Night Shimokitazawa
Shimokitazawa Arts is pleased to announce to have a solo exhibition "H・y・m・n" by Yoshino Mao. Yoshino Mao was born in Aichi pref., Japan, 1996 and graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts, Ceramics Laboratory in 2021. After graduating, she launched a design unit, MELTedMEADOW, and has an atelier in Gifu pref., which is rich in nature. Their activities are wide-ranging, and they provide works such as paintings, lettering, and designs to various brands and stores, including Comme des Garçons GIRL.
Since childhood, Yoshino Mao has been drawing pictures and giving them as gifts to convey something to people. Even now, as a professional, she still has the same thoughts at the core. This is probably why we feel a certain warmth in her powerful and stylish works, which are created with bright colors and bold lines. Just like the hymn implied by the title of this solo exhibition, please come and read Yoshino Mao's "letters" that bless the lives of each person who views them, the homes and the city in which they are displayed.
Artist Statement
Using abstracted flowers and natural objects as motifs, she creates paintings that communicate like letters.
Since her main theme is dialogue through pictures, she not only exhibits but also actively provides her works to fashion brands, restaurants, public facilities, etc.
Yoshino Mao
painter / designer
Born in Aichi pref., Japan, 1996.
2021 BFA, Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Crafts, Ceramics Laboratory
2023 solo exhibition "Hello Song"（painting）, Yamanote Line Museum, Takadanobaba, Tokyo
2023-24 Comme des Garçons GIRL Collection
2021 solo exhibition（pottery and photography）, Totan, Yanaka, Tokyo
