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The 38th artist room was created by artist Yume Aoyama. The production is completed on November, 2023.
Room #3419 | Completion Date: 2023.11
Folk toys such as Koi-kin (Kintaro holding a carp) and Kawara-zaru (monkey made of tiles), were created from the Edo period to the Meiji period, where toys were made in various regions using familiar materials such as paper and wood, with the hope that children would grow up well. They are created from the lifestyles of various parts of Japan. They reflect the local legends, beliefs, aesthetic sense, and sense of happiness. In the artist room, I created works based on the motif of “folk toys” that were born from such lifestyles. Using embroidery and paint, I create new stories by depicting toys that are normally displayed on shelves being enchanted and traveling on adventures through Japan’s nature.
Born in 1997 in Ibaraki, Japan
2020 BA in Oil painting, School of Art and Design, Tohoku University of Art and Design
2022 MA in School of Art and Design, Tohoku University of Art and Design, Painting Research Area
<Solo exhibitions>
2024 Yume Aoyama Solo Exhibition, Art Front Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
<Group exhibitions>
2024 ART SG 2024, Singapore
2023 Kiaf SEOUL 2023, Korea
2023 NACC Nihonbashi Anarchy Culture Center Exhibition Vol.4 “Art is Magic” at Nihonbashi Anarchy Culture Center, Nihonbashi, Japan
2022 ART FESTIVAL YAMAGATA Biennale 2022, Yamagata, Japan
2019 3331ARTFAIR, Chiyoda, Japan
2019 8th Our Horizon exhibition, Mitsukoshi-Nihonbashi Main Store, Tokyo, Japan
2018 The 72nd NIKI-KAI Exhibition, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
<Awards>
2022 The 25th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art “TARO Award”
2021 Kuma Foundation Scholarship 5th
2021 34th Holbein Scholarship
2020 ART AWARD TOKYO MARUNOUCHI 2020 “Marunouchi Prize” ,Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2020 Japan Arts and Culture Foundation Scholarship Student
2020 “Grand Prize” at Tohoku University of Art & Design graduation exhibition
2018 The 72nd NIKI Prize “Grand Prize in the General Section”
