Apr 17, 2014 - 1 min read

Tomoko Konoike at Mizuma Gallery

Japanese artist sculpts with light and mythology

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"The planet is covered by silvery sleep" at Mizuma Art Gallery, Tokyo (2006) Photo by Atsushi Nakamichi (Nacasa&Partners) (Photo: Rachel H)

Virginia-Set Me Free, Fly from My Restraint (2007) Photo by Atsushi Nakamichi (Nacasa&Partners) (Photo: Rachel H)

Chapter Three "Wreck" - detail (2005) photo by Keizo Kioku (Photo: Rachel H)

Shira-Spirit from the Wild (detail) 2009 Japanese ink, shell powder, gold leaf on Kumohada-mashi paper (Japanese paper) (Fusuma) 182.0 x 1632.0 cm photo by MIYAJIMA Kei Courtesy the artist and Mizuma Art Gallery (Photo: Rachel H)

Shira-Spirit from the Wild - detail (2009) photo by MIYAJIMA Kei (Photo: Rachel H)

Book Burning- World of Wonder (2007) photo by Kei Miyajima (Photo: Rachel H)

Conjuring light and wilderness in incredible works of art, Konoike's crystallizes Japanese mythology for instants of beauty. Finished with a modern twist Konoike is at once ethereal and sharply self-reflective.

At home in a long list of talent, the Akita-born Konoike is represented by Mizuma Art Gallery in Tokyo, Japan.