Jump to content

Tomoko Konoike: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Cbliddell (talk | contribs)
13 edits
Stub biography
 
m WP:GENFIXES, removed stub tag
 
(28 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Japanese artist (born 1960)}}
'''Tomoko Konoike''' (鴻池朋子) (born [[Akita]], [[Japan]], 1960) is a Japanese artist.
{{Infobox artist
| name = Tomoko Konoike
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1960
| birth_place = Akita, Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Japanese
| occupation =
| education = Tokyo University of the Arts
}}


'''Tomoko Konoike''' (鴻池朋子) (born 1960) is a Japanese [[contemporary art|contemporary]] [[multimedia]] artist. She is best known for her large-scale [[Installation art|installations]] and [[Nihonga]]-style [[Surrealism|surreal]] paintings.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Artists: Tomoko Konoike |url=https://glasgowinternational.org/artists/tomoko-konoike/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Glasgow International |language=en}}</ref>
A graduate of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Konoike has come to prominence through stylistically Nihonga but thematically surreal paintings and installations that often feature wolves and other regular motives. The artist lives and works near the Akihabara area of Tokyo.

== Biography ==
Konoike was born in [[Akita Prefecture|Akita, Japan]]. She graduated from the Department of [[Japanese painting|Japanese Painting]] at the [[Tokyo University of the Arts]].<ref name=":6" /> She worked as a toy designer before becoming a professional artist in 1988.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://oku-noto.jp/en/artists/tomoko-konoike/|title=TOMOKO KONOIKE {{!}} ARTISTS|website=SUZU 2017: Oku-Noto Triennale|language=en|access-date=2019-02-19}}</ref> She took a short hiatus from her artistic practice after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Yamauchi |first=Yuki |date=2016-12-13 |title='Tomoko Konoike "Skin, Needle, Thread" ' |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/12/13/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/tomoko-konoike-skin-needle-thread/ |access-date=2019-02-19 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Artwork ==
As an artist, Konoike explores themes from [[myth]]ology, [[folklore]], and [[nature]] to create surreal and vibrant depictions of humans and animals in a range of media.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Uchida |first=Shinichi |date=2015-10-19 |title=Interview with Tomoko Konoike {{!}} I want a body that accepts the past and moves forward |url=https://magcul.net/topics/97791?lang=en |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=MAGCUL |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2009-09-03 |title=Dances With Wolves |url=https://metropolisjapan.com/dances-with-wolves/ |access-date=2019-02-19 |website=Metropolis Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Her work includes animation, drawing, painting, mixed-media sculpture and installations, textiles, and prints.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gleason |first=Alan |date=2018 |title=Tomoko Konoike's Furry Animals |work=Artscape Japan |url=https://artscape.jp/artscape/eng/ht/1804.html |access-date=2023-01-04}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2013-08-28 |title=Tomoko Konoike. Earthshine |url=https://www.meer.com/en/4916-tomoko-konoike-earthshine |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Meer |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2013-09-06 |title=A Reflective Six-Legged Wolf Covered in Mirror Shards by Tomoko Konoike |url=https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/09/tomoko-konoike-wolf/ |access-date=2019-02-19 |website=Colossal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jamieson |first=Anna |date=2018-10-08 |title=Hunter Gathering with Tomoko Konoike |url=https://www.kyotojournal.org/online-special/hunter-gathering-with-tomoko-konoike/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Kyoto Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

Konoike regularly exhibits her work solo both in Japan and abroad, and has taken part in several international group exhibitions. Her work is included in the collections of museums such as the [[Art Institute of Chicago]], the [[Mori Art Museum]], the [[Ohara Museum of Art]], and the [[Spencer Museum of Art]]<ref name=":8" /> In 2016, Konoike was awarded the Japanese [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Ministry of Education]]’s Art Encouragement Prize for her solo exhibition ''Primordial Violence''.<ref name=":5" />

== Exhibitions ==

=== Solo exhibitions ===
* ''The Planets Are Temporarily Hidden by Clouds'', 2006, Mizuma Gallery, Naka-Meguro<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dipietro |first=Monty |date=2006-11-09 |title=An unexplained howl |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2006/11/09/arts/an-unexplained-howl/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''Chapter #0'', 2006, [[Ohara Museum of Art]], Okayama<ref name=":6" />
* ''Inter-Traveller (Playing with Myth),'' 2009, [[Tokyo Opera City Tower|Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery]]<ref name=":2" />
* ''Earthshine,'' 2013, Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Art & Science Journal — Earthshine Tomoko Konoike’s exhibition,... |url=https://www.artandsciencejournal.com/post/61211813041/earthshine-tomoko-konoikes-exhibition |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=www.artandsciencejournal.com}}</ref>
* ''Skin, Needle, Thread,'' 2016, [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]] Bandaijima Art Museum<ref name=":0" />
* ''Primordial Violence,'' 2015-17, [[Kanagawa Kenmin Hall]], the [[The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma|Museum of Modern Art, Gunma]], and the Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Kikuchi |first=Daisuke |date=2015-10-20 |title='Primordial Violence' |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/10/20/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/primordial-violence/ |access-date=2019-02-19 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Jam Session: The Ishibashi Foundation x Tomoko Konoike {{!}} Tomoko Konoike: FLIP |url=http://www.artizon.museum/en/exhibition/detail/50 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Artizon Museum |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Fur Story'', 2018, [[Leeds Arts University]]<ref name=":3" />
* ''Little Fur Anger'', 2018, Gallery Kido Press<ref name=":5" />
* ''Hunter Gatherer'', 2018, [[Akita Museum of Modern Art]]<ref name=":3" />
* ''FLIP'' (Jam Session: The Ishibashi Foundation Collection x Tomoko Konoike), 2020, [[Artizon Museum]]<ref name=":3" />
* ''Stories Stitched and Sewn'', 2021, [[Centre for Contemporary Arts]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stories Stitched and Sewn |url=https://www.cca-glasgow.com/programme/tomoko-konoike-stories-stitched-and-sewn |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=CCA Glasgow |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* ''The Birth of Seeing'', 2022, Takamatsu Art Museum<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Birth of Seeing: Tomoko Konoike （Takamatsu Art Museum） |url=https://www.tokyoartbeat.com/en/events/-/2022%2Fthe-birth-of-seeing-tomoko-konoike |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Tokyo Art Beat |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Shizuka's Cave full view by Tomoko Konoike.jpg|thumb|338x338px|An installation view of "Shizuka's Cave" by Tomoko Konoike at the 2022 Doraemon Exhibition, National Museum of Singapore]]

=== Group exhibitions ===

* [https://biennialfoundation.org/biennials/guangzhou-triennial/ Guangzhou Triennale], 2008<ref name=":6" />
* [[Busan Biennale]], 2010<ref name=":6" />
* ''Temporal Turn'', 2016, [[Spencer Museum of Art]], University of Kansas<ref name=":3" />
* ''Nous'', 2016, [[21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa|21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art]], Kanazawa<ref name=":3" />
* ''Japan—Spirits of Nature'', 2017, [[Nordic Watercolour Museum|Nordic Watercolor Museum]]<ref name=":3" />
* [[Oku-Noto Triennale]], 2017<ref name=":6" />
* ''Echoes from the Past'', 2019, [[:fi:Keravan taidemuseo|Kerava Art Museum]]<ref name=":5" />
* [[Setouchi Triennale|Setouchi International Art Festival]] 2019<ref name=":3" />
* ''Timeless Conversations'', 2020, [[The National Art Center, Tokyo|National Art Center, Tokyo]]<ref name=":5" />
* [[Glasgow International]] 2021<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Mabon |first=Naoko |date=February 2022 |title=TOMOKO KONOIKE: Storytelling Table Runner |url=https://www.thedrouth.org/tomoko-konoike-storytelling-table-runner-by-naoko-mabon/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=The Drouth |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Doraemon Exhibition, 2022, [[National Museum of Singapore]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowditch |first=Alex |last2=Board |first2=Singapore Tourism |date=2022-12-05 |title=National Museum of Singapore Presents the World Debut of "The Doraemon Exhibition" |url=http://hyperallergic.com/783843/national-museum-of-singapore-world-debut-doraemon-exhibition/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web| url= http://metropolis.co.jp/features/feature/dances-with-wolves/ | title=Dances With Wolves | publisher=Metropolis| date = [[2009-09-03]] }}

{{authority control (arts)}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Konoike, Tomoko}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Konoike, Tomoko}}
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century Japanese women artists]]

[[Category:21st-century Japanese women artists]]
{{sculptor-stub}}
[[Category:Tokyo University of the Arts alumni]]

[[Category:Japanese contemporary artists]]
[[de:Tomoko Konoike]]
[[ja:鴻池朋子]]

Latest revision as of 21:27, 7 March 2024

Tomoko Konoike
Born1960
Akita, Japan
NationalityJapanese
EducationTokyo University of the Arts

Tomoko Konoike (鴻池朋子) (born 1960) is a Japanese contemporary multimedia artist. She is best known for her large-scale installations and Nihonga-style surreal paintings.[1][2]

Biography

[edit]

Konoike was born in Akita, Japan. She graduated from the Department of Japanese Painting at the Tokyo University of the Arts.[3] She worked as a toy designer before becoming a professional artist in 1988.[3] She took a short hiatus from her artistic practice after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[4]

Artwork

[edit]

As an artist, Konoike explores themes from mythology, folklore, and nature to create surreal and vibrant depictions of humans and animals in a range of media.[2][5][6] Her work includes animation, drawing, painting, mixed-media sculpture and installations, textiles, and prints.[4][7][8][9][10][11]

Konoike regularly exhibits her work solo both in Japan and abroad, and has taken part in several international group exhibitions. Her work is included in the collections of museums such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Mori Art Museum, the Ohara Museum of Art, and the Spencer Museum of Art[9] In 2016, Konoike was awarded the Japanese Ministry of Education’s Art Encouragement Prize for her solo exhibition Primordial Violence.[2]

Exhibitions

[edit]

Solo exhibitions

[edit]
An installation view of "Shizuka's Cave" by Tomoko Konoike at the 2022 Doraemon Exhibition, National Museum of Singapore

Group exhibitions

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Kikuchi, Daisuke (2015-10-20). "'Primordial Violence'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Artists: Tomoko Konoike". Glasgow International. 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "TOMOKO KONOIKE | ARTISTS". SUZU 2017: Oku-Noto Triennale. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  4. ^ a b c Yamauchi, Yuki (2016-12-13). "'Tomoko Konoike "Skin, Needle, Thread" '". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  5. ^ Uchida, Shinichi (2015-10-19). "Interview with Tomoko Konoike | I want a body that accepts the past and moves forward". MAGCUL. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  6. ^ a b "Dances With Wolves". Metropolis Magazine. 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  7. ^ a b Mabon, Naoko (February 2022). "TOMOKO KONOIKE: Storytelling Table Runner". The Drouth. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  8. ^ Gleason, Alan (2018). "Tomoko Konoike's Furry Animals". Artscape Japan. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  9. ^ a b "Tomoko Konoike. Earthshine". Meer. 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  10. ^ a b "A Reflective Six-Legged Wolf Covered in Mirror Shards by Tomoko Konoike". Colossal. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  11. ^ Jamieson, Anna (2018-10-08). "Hunter Gathering with Tomoko Konoike". Kyoto Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  12. ^ Dipietro, Monty (2006-11-09). "An unexplained howl". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  13. ^ "Art & Science Journal — Earthshine Tomoko Konoike's exhibition,..." www.artandsciencejournal.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h "Jam Session: The Ishibashi Foundation x Tomoko Konoike | Tomoko Konoike: FLIP". Artizon Museum. 2020. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  15. ^ "Stories Stitched and Sewn". CCA Glasgow. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  16. ^ "The Birth of Seeing: Tomoko Konoike （Takamatsu Art Museum）". Tokyo Art Beat. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  17. ^ Bowditch, Alex; Board, Singapore Tourism (2022-12-05). "National Museum of Singapore Presents the World Debut of "The Doraemon Exhibition"". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Tomoko_Konoike&oldid=1212432985"