Kimiko Miyoshi, Constellation Mapping
Kimiko Miyoshi
Date
2016
Medium Specific
Silkscreen on BFK white
Edition / State
18/20
Classification
Print
Dimensions
8 x 30 in. (20.3 x 76.2 cm)
Accession Number
2016.20.20.10
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Memo / Artist Statement
For Imagined Place Map portfolio, I threw a small spoon full of lentils to create stars in toner wash. Then searched for constellations of animals that are no longer on this earth.
Biography
Kimiko Miyoshi's printmaking experience began as a collaborative silkscreen printer in Japan. She was also involved in reproduction of vintage Ukiyo-E woodcuts as a Kira printer. Miyoshi has given printmaking workshops in Los Angeles and New York and collaborated with artists creating print editions in these cities.
After receiving her MFA in Printmaking from University of New Mexico, she built scientific exhibitions for Explora Science Center, a children's science museum, in Albuquerque, NM. The work had a great effect on her creative practice. The focus of Miyoshi's work is transform insignificant objects or mundane phenomena into seductive works of art.
After receiving her MFA in Printmaking from University of New Mexico, she built scientific exhibitions for Explora Science Center, a children's science museum, in Albuquerque, NM. The work had a great effect on her creative practice. The focus of Miyoshi's work is transform insignificant objects or mundane phenomena into seductive works of art.
Date of Bio
Inscription
Title, edition, signature in pencil (front)