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Maki´s first solo exhibition in Tokyo

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O-jewel presents Christmas 2014
Thinking through Eating by Maki Okamoto
 
things have always more than one aspect
but most of them are hidden
often we only see a small part of the whole image
if we can open our mind and try to discover different points of view
we can live a happier life
it can brighten our day

 

the unique shape of these pieces of cutlery confuses you
or maybe makes you smile
it is more than cutlery
there is a connection to your emotion
you can play with it
… but in fact it is not more than just cutlery
 
–> The day when “Prinsesstårta” (princes cake ) is in front of you
19:00- Thursday 25 December 2014 @ O-Jewel/K, Nishiazabu
いつでもものごとはひとつだけでなく色々な側面がある
だけれどほとんどのものは隠されていて
私達はあるひとつの部分だけをみてしまう
もし心を開いて、違った側面も見ようとするならば
生きることはもっと幸せになり、
私達の日々を明るく輝かせることができる
 
このユニークなカトラリーたちはあなたを戸惑わせる？
もしくは、ほくそ笑む？
これはカトラリー以上で、あなたの感情に重なることができるから
好きな様に遊んでみてね
・・・でもカトラリーでありそれ以外のなにものでもない
–>カトラリーで “Prinsesstårta” プリンセスケーキを食べる日
12月25日19:00、ここ西麻布 O-Jewel/Kにて
 
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Maki Okamoto exhibits in Tokyo

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Photo from Creative Spiral Exhibition 2013

Exhibition in Tokyo, ”Creative Spiral Project”

Maki Okamoto will take part in an exhibition in Tokyo. The group exhibition is organized by Tokyo Zokei University, the school where Maki took a BA in sculpture. This exhibition is a part of a project called the “Creative Spiral Project”.

The exhibition runs from 23 November until 2 December 2014, at the Kuwasawa Design School in Shibuya Tokyo, Japan. A symposium will be held the 28th, where Maki will be one of the speakers.

link to the website : http://www.zokei.ac.jp/csp/index.html

Extract from the project description:

An artist cannot show her idea to an audience without the use of material. Which material should be used? What tools are needed, and how should the work be constructed? These questions are always a part of the artistic process. Many artists worked with these questions, and developed many different solutions. These solutions have grown to become the variety of artistic techniques we have today.

At this exhibition, we have focused on the relation between techniques and expression. We are showing the work of six artists; Youhei Imamura, Yuichi Enomoto, Maki Okamoto, Yuko Someya, Yuichi Higurashi, Keisuke Yamamoto. (Translation by Maki Okamoto)