KAZUKO

KAZUKO spent her early childhood in a traditional Japanese-style house with a tokonoma alcove. On the nageshi, a horizontal timber that connects the pillars of the house, hangs a calligraphy by her late grandfather, who also created the store name of a company with its main store in Yokohama. This is where she found the splendor of the world of handicrafts.
She loves making things that are unique in the world. In 2018, she thought, “Let’s follow my heart and try what I want to do!” In her life full of twists and turns, the calm sea and sky hold a special significance for her. KAZUKO was initially interested in sand art, which reminded her of the sea.
In 2019, she became fascinated and hooked by colorful alcohol ink art.
In her first solo exhibition in 2023, she presented mixed media art, created from a fusion of materials and experiences she accumulated so far.
For KAZUKO, it was a natural progression to fuse the materials of the Japanese spaces that had been commonplace in her childhood. The collaboration of art and hanging scrolls became a source of encouragement to her husband, who is battling illness.
Even on days when she spends most of her time looking down, there are still views that unexpectedly catch her eye. Tracing the warm, comfortable breezes in her memory, she thinks of her family in her heart, embraces the new winds, and lives in the present. This is her way of bridging the old and the new.
KAZUKO hopes you feel the calm and soul from the art created by her.

KAZUKOは床の間がある日本家屋で幼少期までを過ごす。家の長押には横浜に本店のある企業の屋号にもなっている亡き祖父の書が飾られていて、手仕事の世界の素晴らしさを感じた。
世界に一つだけが叶うものづくりが大好きな彼女が2018年にやりたいと思ったことを心のままにやってみよう！と思った。紆余曲折な人生の中で凪の海と空が特別な存在のKAZUKOが初めに興味を持ったのは海を感じるサンドアート。
2019年に彩り豊かなアルコールインクアートに魅了され夢中になった。
2023年初個展ではこれまで手に取ってきたマテリアルの融合と経験を紡いだミクストメディアアートを発表。
幼少期に当たり前にあった和の空間の素材らを融合させることはKAZUKOにとって自然な流れだった。アートと掛け軸のコラボ作品は闘病生活中の夫へのエール作品となった。
下を見ていることが多い日々でもふと目に留まる景色がある。温かな心地よい風が流れていた記憶をたどり、家族を心に想い新しい風を受け入れ今を生きる、それは彼女にとっての温故知新だ。KAZUKOが創るアートからcalm&soulを感じてもらいたい。