Mika Yoshizawa

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Mika Yoshizawa ( Japanese 吉澤 美 香 , Yoshizawa Mika ; * 1959 in Tokyo Prefecture ) is a Japanese painter and university teacher .

life and work

Mika Yoshizawa studied at the Tama Art School in Tokyo, where she graduated in 1984. She is currently a professor there .

In her works, Mika Yoshizawa makes everyday objects such as irons, light bulbs and spice containers the starting point of her work.

“Her work, which she applies directly to the wall, is created from an amorphous surface of different types of paper, vinyl strips and other materials. She mainly uses white and off-white as the color, with black lines made of charcoal creating the spatial effect. Although other items such as cut paper, printed materials, vinyl tape, and the like are also included. have a comparable function in the composition as the lines, but these remain the main characteristic for the different expressive values ​​of the pictures. "

- Yoshinobu Shimasaki

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2011 Art for Tomorrow Tokyo Wonder Site, Shibuya, Tokyo
  • 2007 Rough and Refined Japanese Art. 1990s to present Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
  • 2006 20 Art Works in this 20 years Miyanomori Art Museum, Sapporo, Hokkaido
  • 1996 Art Scene 90-96 Contemporary Art Center, ATM First Phase, Art Tower Mito , Mito
  • 1987 documenta 8 , Kassel
  • 1985 18th São Paulo Biennale , São Paulo

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Yoshizawa Mika accessed on March 27, 2015 (English)
  2. ↑ documenta 8 catalog: Volume 1: Essays; Volume 2: Catalog page 286; Volume 3: artist book; Kassel 1987, ISBN 3-925272-13-5
personal data
SURNAME Yoshizawa, Mika
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 吉澤 美 香 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese painter and university teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo prefecture