Misaki Kawai (河井美咲) (born 1978 in Ōkawa, Kagawa, Japan[1][2]) is a Japanese artist. Her work has been shown extensively in the United States.[3] "Her father was an architect and amateur painter and her mother made clothing and puppets" [4] Kawai creates installations out of paper-mâché, wood, fabric, and other low-tech, "crafty" materials like felt, stickers, and yarn.[4] She shuns expertise and uses an anime method called heta-uma that "risks amateur aesthetics by embracing basic expression" [5] Kawai artist books include Blueberry Express (Nieves Press, 2009),[6] Pencil Exercise (Edition Nord, 2011),[7] Steamy Buns (nos:books, 2020).[8]

From December 2020 through April 2021, Kawai held her first installation in Australia, Moja Moja Land.[9]

References

  1. ^ "ICA Home | Press Release". www.icaboston.org. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29.
  2. ^ Shiner, Eric C.; Tomii, Reiko (2007). Making a home: Japanese contemporary artists in New York. New York, N.Y.: Japan Society. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-300-12634-1.
  3. ^ Graeber, Laurel (March 15, 2012). "Wizard Of Whimsy". New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "ICA Boston". Momentum 7: Misaki Kawai. 2006–2007. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  5. ^ Thorne, James (May 9, 2012). "Misaki Kawai for Paddle8". Cool Hunting. Captain Lucas, Inc. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Blueberry Express". Nieves Catalogue - Misaki Kawai. Nieves Press. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "Misaki Kawai - "Pencil Exercise"". Edition Nord. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Steamy Buns 饅頭". nosbooks. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  9. ^ "Moja Moja Life: Misaki Kawai for Kids". Broadsheet. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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