Chiho Aoshima valuation
Japanese artist of the Superflat movement and a member of Takashi Murakami's Kaikai Kiki collective.
Chiho Aoshima (born 1974) was born in Tokyo and studied economics at Hosei University before teaching herself Adobe Illustrator.
What a work by Chiho Aoshima is worth
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Bio
Chiho Aoshima (born 1974) was born in Tokyo and studied economics at Hosei University before teaching herself Adobe Illustrator. She was among the first interns at Takashi Murakami's studio, where she worked on the design data for his pieces, and she became a member of his Kaikai Kiki collective. Her drawings, made with Bezier curves so they can be scaled to any size, are usually printed large, and they set young women and spirits among trees and glowing cities. Her City Glow series was shown on a disused platform at Gloucester Road tube station in London in 2006 and at Union Square station in New York. Her work is considered part of Superflat, the movement founded by Murakami.
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At a glance
- Born
- 1974, Tokyo
- Movement
- Superflat
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