Mariko Kobayashi
OVERVIEW
Mariko Kobayashi
Mariko Kobayashi (1987 Born in Osaka, Based in Saitama) depicts different connections that exist in the world by utilizing textile techniques such as weaving, dyeing, knitting, and stitching. Her artistic concept is based on the awareness of being conscious in the present moment, as we continue our life as mortal beings. Kobayashi’s work traces the long journey of how the flesh, the physical body that separates humans and animals, returns to the earth and continues a new life after reincarnation. Her exploration attempts to unravel essential form of life, which is rendered in chaos created by overlaying colors and shapes of different materials.
2012 Masters of Fine Arts [Textile design], Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
HISTORY
2020
All You Need to Bear is the Sun, CADAN Yurakucho, Tokyo
2019
All of the world, s＋arts gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2018
Waking up at blue, Sleeping in the red, Art for Thought, Tokyo, Japan
Circular forest, FEI ART MUSEUM, Kanagawa, Japan
2015
Mariko Kobayashi exhibitionーGray townー, Shonandai MY Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2012
Mariko Kobayashi exhibition, ANOTHER FUNCTION, Tokyo, Japan
2019
FIBER&FACES 12＋1ーMetamorphosisー, 3331 Arts chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
2015
ROPPONGI ART NIGHT 2015(WS), Tokyo Midtown PLAZA B1, Tokyo, Japan
Midtown Blossom street museum 2015, Tokyo Midtown PLAZA B1, Tokyo, Japan
2012
New beat in Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
WORKS
NEWS
Mariko Kobayashi “Stories that went Over”
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce Mariko Kobayashi’s (1987, Osaka) first solo exhibition at our gallery, “Stories that went Over” from April 17 to May 22. Learn more Exhibition Outline Title : Stories that went Over Artist : Mariko Kobayashi Date : April 17 – May 22, 2021 Open Hours : 11:00 ~ 18:00 (Tue
Art Fair Tokyo 2021
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce its participation in Art Fair Tokyo 2021. We will showcase new works by Stefan Brüggemann, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Yuichi Hirako, Mariko Kobayashi, Tony Matelli and Tomokazu Matsuyama. Stefan Brüggemann develops a conceptual approach to the artistic process, which he explores with a critical and often provocative and ironical attitude,
Mariko Kobayashi | CADAN Yurakucho
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to announce “All You Need to Bear is the Sun,” a solo exhibition by Mariko Kobayashi, from November 3 through 22 at CADAN Yurakucho. Utilizing a method of combining different materials using textile techniques such as weaving, dying, knitting, and stitching, Kobayashi renders different connections that exist in the world. “Circulation
Alternative Show : ART FAIR TOKYO 2020
KOTARO NUKAGA is pleased to highlight works by two contemporary women artists, Inka Essenhigh and Mariko Kobayashi, from our alternative show at the gallery in response to the cancellation of the Art Fair Tokyo 2020. The show starts from Thursday, March 19th, 2020. We will also be presenting works by Nir Hod, Tony Matelli, and