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Aoki Noe

あおき のえ

Aoki Noe

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1958-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
sculptor, printmaker, art educator
Active Years
1990-
Affiliations
Tama Art University (Visiting Professor)

Education

Musashino Art University
Faculty of Art and Design / Department of Sculpture
Degree: 学士（芸術）
Period: 1977-1981
Year of Graduation: 1981
Country: Japan
Graduate School, Musashino Art University
Graduate School of Art and Design / Sculpture Course
Degree: 修士（造形）
Period: 1981-1983
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: Japan
Completed graduate course in sculpture

Awards

Rinka Art Encouragement Award (Creative Division)
1997
Result: 受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) — New Artist Award
2000
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result: 受賞
Nakahara Teijiro Prize (Excellence Award)
2003
Organization: Nakahara Teijiro Prize Committee
Result: 受賞（優秀賞）
Takashimaya Art Award
2009
Organization: Takashimaya Cultural Foundation (public trust)
Result: 受賞
Mainichi Art Award
2014
Organization: The Mainichi Newspapers Co.
Result: 受賞
Nakahara Teijiro Prize
2017
Organization: Nakahara Teijiro Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award
2021
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result: 受賞
Order of the Purple Ribbon
2021
Organization: Cabinet Office (Medals of Honor)
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

All That Floats Down

2012 exhibition catalogue / sculpture installation

Catalogue for a major solo exhibition shown at Toyota Municipal Museum of Art and Nagoya City Art Museum. Features numerous installations characterized by delicate forms made from iron.

ironspatial expressionbotanical forms

Kuma to Sake ni (Solo Exhibition)

2003 solo exhibition / sculpture

Solo exhibition held at the Aomori Contemporary Art Centre featuring indoor and outdoor iron sculptures.

outdoor sculpturerecontextualization of materials

Sora no Mizu (Solo Exhibition)

2004 solo exhibition / prints & sculpture

Solo exhibition in Nyūzen, Toyama Prefecture combining prints and sculptural works.

printmakingdialogue between iron and paper

Bibliography

  • Aoki Noe: all that floats down (exhibition catalogue)
  • Aoki Noe: Light Iron Forest (Meguro Museum of Art catalogue)
  • Sora no Mizu: Aoki Noe (Nyūzen catalogue)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
light, delicate formsspatial expression using iron
Recurring Motifs
iron forestsbotanical silhouettesflowing lines

Legacy

Highly regarded for a distinctive spatial practice using iron; works held in major Japanese museums. Recipient of multiple honors including the Art Encouragement Prize, Mainichi Art Award, and the Order of the Purple Ribbon.

Museums

  • The National Museum of Art, Osaka Osaka, Japan
  • Nagoya City Art Museum Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
  • Meguro Museum of Art Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
  • Pola Museum of Art Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

Quotes

  • In contrast to weighty sculptures, she is known for light, delicate, flowing sculptures.
    Source: artscape review (Fukuzumi Ren)

Trivia

  • Her father is journalist Aochi (青地晨), known for exposing wrongful conviction cases.
  • Official website: http://www.aokinoe.jp/