NYAB Event - Mayuko Okada “Gold Box”

Mayuko Okada “Gold Box”

RESOBOX Gallery

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The gold box is storage for your impressions.
There are many gold boxes in your heart.
Cold boxes, bright boxes.
What kind of view is spreading in your gold box?

Born and raised in Japan’s ancient capital city of Kyoto, Mayuko’s work is based on traditional training and on her observation of the spectacle of Japanese life. Between 2006-2009, she completed a widely renowned 46-painting ceiling project at the 500-year old Buddhist Temple, The Kannonji in Osaki, Tokyo.

Mayuko’s latest challenge comes in using silk kimono for her work. The inspiration for this came when she found almost a thousand beautiful antique kimono in her grandparents’ old warehouse. Unfortunately, most of them were already too damaged to wear, but they were also too beautiful to become trash. Mayuko decided that she should create a new life for them, and in this exhibition, they do come to life.