Gallery DECO BOKO

“My main sources of inspiration are abstract expressionism, merged with prehistoric and ancient clay figurines, calligraphy. By using contemporary materials, reflecting culture presented in our diverse and modernized environment, I wish to continue the legacy of human’s imagination and connection to the ultimate space of life. Each artwork is intuitively free- formed, and hand built, while I focus on the extension of lines and harmony of the form, similar to the practice of Japanese calligraphy. Complex or simple, I find every form reflects a character I came across in my life in Japan, Ohio, NYC, and elsewhere. While my art forms are sculptural and abstract, I wish the audience to find them as familiar as a flower vase – a form of earth that’s carrying life and energy, freely given from nature.”

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Born in Kyoto, Harumi Ori spent her childhood in Japan, Malaysia, and the United States. Currently based in Brooklyn, her ongoing series of public artworks, I am Here, has been supported by commissions such as, the NYC Dept of Transportation, NYC Economic Development Corp, City of NY Parks & Recreation, and a recent large installation featured in the lobby of Facebook NY’s offices. Her work has also been featured in solo exhibitions at the Karuizawa New Art Museum, and the Queens Museum. She holds degrees with honors from the School of Visual Arts and Joshibi University.

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Johnna Slaby is an abstract artist born and raised in Japan. 

Utilizing various materials from acrylics to coffee, she creates abstract pieces that are reminiscent of a late-afternoon coffee or the golden hour near a river. 

Through the experiences and stories that she comes across during her travels and life, she works them into pieces to create memories people can see. 

From her large canvas pieces to her intimate paper studies, she dissects both mundane and profound moments of life, continuing to ask, What does it mean to be alive? 

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was a Japanese ukiyo-e painter and printmaker during the Edo period. He is best known for his woodblock print series, “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji,” which includes the iconic print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.” 

His influence extended beyond his time, impacting various artists globally. Some notable figures influenced by Hokusai include Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, and the Impressionist movement in general. The distinct style and composition seen in Hokusai’s prints, particularly “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” left a lasting impression on Western artists, contributing to the cross-cultural exchange between Japanese and Western art during the 19th century.

Tezuka’s candy sculpting skills are among Japan’s finest, and he has traveled far to demonstrate his craft to international audiences.
Born in Chiba prefecture in 1989, Tezuka developed an interest in molding and sculpting from an early age. After pursuing an early career as a fireworks technician, he taught himself candy sculpting and traveled holding exhibitions and workshops, as well as making personalized candy sculptures to order. He traveled all over Japan as Amezaiku Ameshin. In 2013 he established his first shop in Asakusa, Tokyo, named Asakusa Amezaiku Ameshin. In 2015, a second store was opened in Tokyo Skytree Town, Solamachi.
Currently, his operations have expanded to performing overseas and supervising the development of his 8 apprentices.

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Embroidery artist and illustrator

Iyo creates art through the fusion of embroidery and occasionally colored pencils. Freeform stitching is a technique that allows her to convey illustrations with a sense of storytelling, transcending the boundaries of traditional methods. Her work is characterized by simple yet romantic illustrations that evoke a narrative atmosphere. Her primary artistic endeavors revolve around solo exhibitions and events, where she showcases her unique creations.

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Ceramic artist Showko was born into a long line of ceramists who have produced teaware at family-run studio Makuzuyaki in Kyoto, Japan for over 330 years. Interested in the materials of pottery vessels which have existed since time immemorial, Showko became a porcelain panel artist in 2005. She began creating porcelain panel paintings using a technique that involves layering and repeatedly firing glaze to achieve a glass-like effect. More recently she has been reexamining the meaning of ceramic as a material, using a process of breaking and reconstructing vessels of her own creation to produce pieces that express time and higher dimensions.

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Born in Fukuoka and raised in Tokyo. artist Chihiro Kabata is currently active based in Tokyo. Kabata uses her fingers and hands. or ballpoint pens as extensions of her body which were first chosen as substitutes to brushes.

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While studying architecture in college, rather than thinking about versatility and convenience, Yusuke has always been more interested in the effect of architecture that changes the landscape. Since then, Yusuke has been creating three-dimensional artwork that transforms the landscape, based on his architectural background which offers a special experience which ultimately becomes a special “place” for the viewers.

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Yuki M Ledbetter is a creative producer and photographer
from Hokkaido, Japan, currently living in Brooklyn, New
York. She self-taught and started photography while she was at
university in Minnesota with her friend’s DSLR camera.
Her work is often in the reflection of “Wabi-sabi (侘び寂び)”, and she finds beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness. She is also influenced by a great visual storyteller, Roy DeCarava.

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