Joanne Tomi Aono | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Japanese-American |
Education | Drake University |
Occupation | Artist |
Known for | Japanese calligraphy |
Website | http://joanneaono.com |
Joanne Aono is a Japanese-American artist. Her art features Japanese calligraphy,[1] and consists mainly of diptychs expressing modern minimalism.[2][3][4] She resides in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.[5]
Aono received her B.F.A. from Drake University in Iowa, and has also studied at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago.[5]
An identical twin (Kristine Aono, also a fellow artist) and one of four sisters, she grew up in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago.[5][6] Her grandparents immigrated to the United States from Japan, making her a member of the sansei generation.[5][7]
Her work was informed in part by Japanese calligraphy.[1] Her style combines modern minimalism with traditional Japanese minimalism.[2] It typically combines "atmospheric water imagery, realistically rendered objects and obscured text."[8]
In her work, Aono first inscribes boards by hand and then overlays them with graphite, paint or pastel, using drawing tools such as chopsticks.[2][4][7] The surface of the image mimics the effect of water.[3]