Seeking her dream through forms of art.
Upcoming contemporary artist Asaho Kamiya has been selected as the winner of the prestigious shu uemura Art Award 2012.
Following Mr.Shu Uemura's philosophy, the leading make-up and skincare brand continues to build the connection between art and beauty under the brand‟s DNA –
the art of beauty. The shu uemura Art Award establishes a commitment to discover and support young talented artists. shu uemura is the first and only beauty brand to partner with A.A.T.M, and in 2009 we launched the
shu uemura Art Award in partnership. Kamiya is the fourth shu uemura Art Award recipient, and like the other winners she will be given the opportunity to collaborate with shu uemura and exhibit her art to an international audience.
Kamiya loves to draw the plants and flowers, using pastels to harness a sophisticated sensitivity. She has also worked with ceramics, Japanese lacquer woodwork, and metal craft at Kanazawa College of art. She transforms soils into beautiful objects with delicate and soft colors, using enamel to create a smooth and glass-like surface layered over rough surfaces, creating philosophical objects of art.
michi みち 2012 china claykaolin porcelain clay
"The fragment of memory imagined from the word 'way' was collected and connected, and expressed as a half-solid dimensional ceramic shape," Kamiya says of her work.
"I am honored to be selected for shu uemura Art Award; I was not expecting it as I deal with soils so I was actually really. I am excited to be able to work with shu uemura in the near future."
shu uemura international artistic director, Kakuyasu Uchiide, has been hugely impressed by Kamiya's style.
"Her works contain soft, delicate but intricate colors, an elegant and graceful texture that sparkles in the light, evoking the same feeling I get when I discover beautiful cosmetics and am urged to apply them on skin. She indeed transforms natural materials into beautiful art pieces."
Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi (A.A.T.M.)
The famed Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi exhibition was designed to identify and provide support to young artists. It is an art project that initially started in 2007. Outstanding pieces discovered during graduation project exhibits at major art universities and graduate schools around Japan are displayed at the Gyoko-Dori Underground Gallery in Marunouchi, in the center of Tokyo. A Grand Prize, Runner-up Prize, Judges' Prize and other prizes are awarded. A.A.T.M is proving to be a gateway to success for young artists.
http://www.artawardtokyo.jp/2012/ja/
Eight judges who lead the Japanese art scene, including Tomio Koyama, an influential contemporary gallerist well known internationally, Yuko Hasegawa, chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Kozue Kobata, professor of Tokyo National university of fine arts, oversaw selection with their keen eye for beauty.
This year, the exhibition at Gyoko-Dori Underground Gallery is running from April 28 to May 27. To celebrate the sixth anniversary of Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi, upcoming and powerful Japanese artist Izumi Kato was invited as a special guest.
Kakuyasu Uchiide, left, with Izumi Kato
visit the home page of Izumi Kato
http://www.arataniurano.com/artists/kato_izumi/index_en.html
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