chiho aoshima

 

Chiho Aoshima, lotus child, 2010, frp lacquer aluminum frame, 11 5/8 x 19 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches Chiho Aoshima, little persuasion, the chicken girl (c), 2008, lacquer on frp, 18 7/8 x 18 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches

interview

 

PURPLE — What are your main influences?

CHIHO AOSHIMA — My childhood memories, my strong attraction to nature, anime, manga, novels, and also yaoyorozu no kami, the belief in eight million gods.

PURPLE — What role does the artist hold in Japanese society?

CHIHO AOSHIMA — In today’s world, the volume of daily information is overwhelming. It feels like everything — both what I like and what I dislike — comes flooding in. It’s easy to lose sight of oneself.
I want to make sure I still have the ability and the heart to find beauty and communicate it in…