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Emiko Aida
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Degree: MA Printmaking
University: Royal College of Art
Graduation Year: 1989
New Blood Art Statement
Aida is a compassionate, tender and very vigilant observer of human beings and the often alien surroundings that are of their own making. Whether depicting Japanese ceremonies in pastoral settings, or attending to a spirit of mysticism still faintly breathing in our urban settings, Aida always conjures up immersive atmospheres; sympathetic to how humans experience them. Whether depicting the grey of the city, sun-dappled autumn or a velvety drapery of darkness, Aida makes the world briefly intimate again, as suddenly as a cherry blossom tree.
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Artist Statement
I am a painter-printmaker living in London. I was born in Jindajii, Tokyo, a town with a Japanese temple dedicated to the Water God. Water is worshipped there, and growing up, I was surrounded by wetlands, streams and rivers. My family even had a well in their kitchen. Living now in a London I find arid, my artistic outpourings show a quest to return to my roots and a compassion for humanity.My works are the visual equivalent of the Haiku, the Japanese 17 syllable verse. I invite the viewer to use their imagination and engage with my imagery: dew, raindrops, rainstorms and urban lives.
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2002, Solo Show, Gallery West, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011, SPACE International Print Biennial, Korea
2011, International Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London
2009, Works, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
2009, Works, The Weekend Gallery, East Sussex
2008, Works, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
2008, Works, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2008, Works, Weekend gallery, East Sussex
2008, Works, The OXO Gallery, London
2008, Works, The Obsidian Gallery, Oxford
2008, Works, The Tavistock Centre, London
2007, Works, The Landau Kunstverein, Germany
2007, Works, Florence Biennale, Italy
2005, Original, Mall Galleries, London
Prizes
2011, Purchase prize, SPACE International Print Biennial, Korea
1998, 1999, Coley & Tiley Prize, RBSA, Birmingham
1997, The Nordstern Award in Royal Academy of Arts, London
1989, L`Escargot Restaurant Award in Royal College of Art, London
1982, 1983, Japan University of Printmaking Purchase Prize, Tokyo