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Come On

小林 麻衣子 Maiko KOBAYASHI

2020.10.24 – 12.6

Shanghai

Kawaii is the best

I arrived at Tokyo in the Spring Festival, and since then I have been stayed at Tokyo’s home for nine months during the pandemic period. This year I stayed at home for the longest time ever since my school days.

The continuing pandemic situation creates an invisible and anxious atmosphere in the air, and the relationship among people has been shifted a lot. Everyone’s original characteristics are not important anymore. “Whether you are carrying the virus” becomes the most crucial characteristic. Just like the numbered prisoners. No.19 has overshadowed names and characteristics.

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About the artist

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1977  Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

1998  Graduated from Musashino Art University Junior College Department of Stage Design

2008  Obtained the Master of Art with Distiction, School of Arts and Society, Northumbria University, UK

Maiko Kobayashi has created a unique and lovely creature, pale and soft, as if threatened by invisible forces and feeling helpless, but she retains a light of courage and hope in her heart. This creature is like a vessel of the human soul, into which the artist puts delicate emotions and affectional connections with others. In addition to studying characters, the artist also invests a lot of time in the selection of materials and painting skills, constantly breaking through to adapt to richer changes and layers. The artist grew up in Japan’s “ACG” and “Hikikomori” cultural background, the image she created is quite universal. With the deepening of her creation, this image has its own unique “lovely philosophy”, which in turn affects her contemporaries.

Since 2009, Maiko Kobayashi has held nearly 20 solo exhibitions in Europe, China, Japan, South Korea and other places. In recent years, her works have been sought after with remarkable achievements, in the international auction market. Meanwhile, several European and Japanese publishers continue to introduce her works.

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