Konoike Tomoko
Chapter Three “Wreck”
2005
acrylic, sumi, Kumohada-mashi (Japanese paper) and wood panel
2200 x 6300 x 50 mm
photo by Keizo Kioku
(c) Konoike Tomoko
Courtesy Mizuma Art Gallery

Born 1960, Akita, Japan. Unexpected from her line of works, Konoike is a graduate of the Japanese Arts department of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. After graduation, she entered a Toys company and got herself involved in the planning and project team for inventing new toys to sell into the market. Konoike’s figures with doll-like facial expressions may be seen as a derivation of her career as a member of this team. Konoike demands viewers to experience the work with all his/her senses. Rather than lecture about the concepts of the work, she asserts that her interest and aim lies more in the “encounter” between the two; when the two meet, there is no need for the artist to be. The pellucidity that allow nothing near, or the distance of tangible things have are what Konoike perceives as beautiful. Knives, wolves or snow are some her dominant motifs that embody this versatility. Konoike currently lives and works in Tokyo.

1960年生于日本秋田。令人意外的是与她的兴趣领域不同，鴻池朋子是一名东京艺术大学日本艺术学院的一名毕业生。毕业后，她进入一家玩具公司的计划和项目团队，开发上市的新玩具。鴻池朋子因设计洋娃娃状的面部表情而成名，这也可以被视为她加入这个团队工作生涯的开始。鴻池朋子要求参观者用他/她全部的感觉去体验作品。她并不宣讲这个作品的概念，而是声称她的兴趣和目标更多是放在二者之间的“碰撞”上。当二者相遇时，就不再需要艺术家多更多的工作了。鴻池朋子认为那种不允许任何事物靠近，或者是与实物必须保持距离的透明度是美的。匕首、色狼或雪是她表达这种多样性的主要图形。鴻池朋子目前在东京生活和工作。