'In a jar' 2005

Maki Hosokawa

Mixed media
41 ⨯ 31 ⨯ 1 cm
ConditionVery good
€ 4.500

Willem Kerseboom Gallery

• About the artwork
  Maki Hosokawa ( Japan, 1980)
  
  Mixed media on paper , signed verso,unframed
  1980 Born in Osaka　
  works and lives in Osaka
  
  Selected Exhibition
  2010 “Oh! My Master Piece” LeeC Gallery (Seoul KOREA)
  2009 “Oh! My Master Piece” Gallery Cellar@Ginza (Tokyo)
  ″Par 31 peintres iaponais c?l?brit?s″Span Art Gallery (Tokyo)　
  2008 “Multiplying: Maki Mode” Bunkamura Gallery (Tokyo)
  “Works on paper” Gallery Tengensha (Osaka)
  Art Fair Tokyo(Tokyo)
  2007 "Renaissans:code” Gallery Cellar (Nagoya)
  Art Fair Tokyo(Tokyo)
  2006 “Girl’s Mate” Gallery Cellar (Nagoya)
  “Girl’s Collection” GEISAI#10 (Tokyo
  2004 GEISAI#6 (Tokyo)
  
  Awards
  2004 GEISAI#6 Bronze Prize
  
  Bibliography
  2010 “Maki Hosokawa” La Vie:VOV Magazine.: Sigrid Ma(Taiwan)
  “ART- Maki Hosokawa” LUXURY April 2010、Design House(Korea
  Seoul Economic Daily March 11th(Korea)
  Munhwa llbo News paper March 11th(Korea)
  Herald Media March 9th(Korea)
  “Maki Hosokawa” MILK Japan
  “12 Emerging Artists” Glamb Laugh Valley Inc. Japan
  2009 “Par 31 peintres iaponais c?l?brit?s” Hakuraku ,Inc
  2008 JAPANESE　POP 2008 Art Collector Jun.
  RISING ARTIST 2008 Bijutsuno Mado Apr.
  2007 Art Collector Vol.6
  “Maki Hosokawa Exhibition” Kensaku Nishida, Asahi-News Paper
  “Maki Hosokawa/ Renaissans:code” Takashi Hioki, Nagoya Times
  2005 “THE GEISAI” KaiKai KiKi Co.,Ltd.
  Pamphlet “GEISAI #7”
  
  
• About the artist

  Maki Hosokawa (born 1980 in Osakasaka, Japan) is a contemporary Japanese artist known for her delicate and expressive works in gouache on paper. Her art balances between Japanese pop culture, playful aesthetics and classical painting traditions, giving her a unique place in the modern Japanese art scene. She lives and works in Osaka.

  Hosokawa’s work combines influences from traditional Japanese painting, manga and Western art movements, often incorporating female figures, fantasy scenes and subtle colour compositions. Her paintings radiate both tenderness and strength and contain a poetic, almost dreamlike atmosphere.

  With her subtle brushwork and detailed compositions, she creates a visual world full of elegance and mysticism, exploring themes of identity, femininity and imagination.

  Hosokawa has shown her work both in Japan and internationally, with exhibitions in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Seoul. She participated in Art Fair Tokyo, and her art has been exhibited in leading galleries such as:

  LeeC Gallery (Seoul, Korea) – 2010
  Gallery Cellar@Ginza (Tokyo) – 2009
  Bunkamura Gallery (Tokyo) – 2008
  Gallery Tengensha (Osaka) – 2008
  GEISAI (Tokyo) – 2004, 2006

  In 2004, she was awarded the Bronze Prize at GEISAI#6, a major art fair organized by Takashi Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., which gave her a prominent place in the Japanese contemporary art scene.

  Hosokawa’s work has been widely discussed in Japanese and international art magazines and media, including MILK Japan, ART Collector, Bijutsuno Mado, and Korean publications such as Luxury Magazine, Seoul Economic Daily, and Herald Media. Her talent was recognized in the "12 Emerging Artists" selection by Glamb Laugh Valley Inc., Japan.

  Maki Hosokawa's art is characterized by a delicate balance between classical techniques and modern visual language. Her ability to weave playful and introspective elements makes her work both personally and universally recognizable.

  With her growing international reputation and continued exploration of subtle expression and emotion, Hosokawa remains an important name in the contemporary Japanese art world and an emerging voice in the world of visual poetry.

Are you interested in buying this artwork?