29. Mikiko Tomita 富田美樹子

Mikiko Tomita was born in 1972 in Hirakata, Osaka, and studied at Kyoto City University of Arts. In her work, she is inspired by the lavish decorations of religious objects and by such forms as chain lines, spirals, fractals and other mathematical and geometric figures that follow universal laws and occur in molecules and atoms, which are the building blocks of the entire universe, including living things. According to her, beauty is the admiration and awe people experience for nature, religion and the universe and its power beyond human comprehension. She creates objects that stem from that belief and decorates them with patterns and shapes that embody that belief. As she herself says, "It is like a prayer in a religious ceremony, and I am dedicated to creating it. Her heavily decorated polychrome works are inspired by Mori-e, a traditional painting technique from Mie prefecture, which consists of opaque colored glazes that is not made in other pottery. Mikiko Tomita is praised for the vitality of this super-decorative work and her drive to go her own way, averse to the styles and views of others. She can be called headstrong, an artist who uncompromisingly seeks out new areas of ceramic art combined with glass and metal. Mikiko Tomita has won awards and participated in numerous exhibitions in museums and leading galleries. Her work is in the collections of Tokyo International Forum Art Shop and the Smith College Museum, among others.

Form of Founder II, 2022 - Yuyusha-galerij Sapporo