AMI SUGIMOTO

Pursuing the next generation of art in harmony with social values and new methods of expression

The theme of Sugimoto’s works is the transmission of questions that trigger viewers to think about social issues.

She has produced the Meat series, which she created to have viewers feel the life and death of animals from the perspective of animal ethics, and the BANNOUYAKU series, which was inspired by the pharyngeal embryonic stage and represents the utilization of the lives of living creatures. In addition to canvas, she uses vinyl, plastic, and other materials in a genre-less manner.

This method of expression began when, as a student of Japanese painting at Kyoto City University of Arts, he noticed that the history of Japanese painting had a surprisingly high degree of freedom in terms of materials, and created works that partially incorporated industrial materials such as resin and vinyl, which had not been used much in the production of Japanese paintings until now. She also explored new methods of expression beyond the two-dimensional expression within the materials of Japanese painting, such as creating works in which the Japanese paper itself, which serves as the canvas, is folded.

Currently, She is searching for the optimal method of expression to deliver questions to the viewer, while incorporating elements of installation art and contemporary art beyond the framework of Japanese-style painting. She places emphasis not only on the concept but also on the catchy appearance of her works so that they can be viewed and appreciated casually.

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Biography

2021
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Major in Japanese Painting
Awarded the 1st ARTAOTA Renaud Bergonzo Reviewer Prize
Exhibit at UNKNOWN ASIA 2021
Exhibit at Kobe Art Marché 2022 "Artist meets Art Fair
The 11th DISCOVER THE ONE JAPANESE ART 2022 Second Prize

2022
Exhibited at GEISAI#21 at Tokyo Big Sight
Solo exhibition "Self-determination" at Shibatacho Gallery
BIRTH:Art Born from Japanese Modern Culture Published:
KCUA Art Auction "Hand On"

2023
Exhibited at the 28th Art in Japan: The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
Participated in the exhibition commemorating the publication of "BIRTH" at Irorim Gallery, Osaka
Exhibited at Prism VII 2023: GALLERY ART POINT
Exhibited at "Love and Madness Market" at Laforet Harajuku (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)