Chiho Aoshima

(Japanese, born 1974)

Chiho Aoshima is a Japanese artist best known for her involvement in Takashi Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki art collective. Influenced by the linear aesthetics of ukiyo-e artist Hokusai Katsushika and Japanese pop culture, Aoshima uses the software program Adobe Illustrator to create drawings of surreal landscapes. Replete with young girls, sushi chefs, zombies, and cute animals, her large-scale, dreamlike works are printed onto paper and other materials. “Because of the places where I’m presenting my work, I sometimes feel I have to make lighter, happier images,” the artist has said. “But I really enjoy drawing the dark, disturbing worlds. Of course, in the end, even those should be cute.” Born in 1974 in Tokyo, Japan, Aoshima studied economics at Hosei University in Tokyo before deciding to dedicate herself to making art. Though not formally trained, Aoshima’s drawings are made with the Superflat aesthetic and perspective in mind. Her exhibition “Rebirth of the World” and pieces titled City Glow and Japanese Apricot demonstrate her dynamic handling of both natural and synthetic worlds. Her works are in the collections of the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, and the Seattle Art Museum, among others. Aoshima lives and works in Tokyo, Japan.

Chiho Aoshima Artworks

Chiho Aoshima (465 results)
Piercing a heart, 2002

Chiho Aoshima

Piercing a heart, 2002

Sale Date: June 28, 2011

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Forest, 1999

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Forest, 1999

Sale Date: June 28, 2011

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Strawberry fields, 2003

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Strawberry fields, 2003

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

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Ero pop, 2001

Chiho Aoshima

Ero pop, 2001

Sale Date: March 8, 2011

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Building, 1999

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Building, 1999

Sale Date: March 8, 2011

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Mushroom room, 2000

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Mushroom room, 2000

Sale Date: November 18, 2010

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The fountain of the skull, 2007

Chiho Aoshima

The fountain of the skull, 2007

Sale Date: November 26, 2010

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Creatures, 2005

Chiho Aoshima

Creatures, 2005

Sale Date: November 9, 2010

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Sublime grave dweller shinko, 2004

Chiho Aoshima

Sublime grave dweller shinko, 2004

Sale Date: November 9, 2010

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Japanese apricot 2, 2000

Chiho Aoshima

Japanese apricot 2, 2000

Sale Date: October 13, 2010

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Hot spring, 2002

Chiho Aoshima

Hot spring, 2002

Sale Date: October 14, 2010

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Japanese apricot 2

Chiho Aoshima

Japanese apricot 2

Sale Date: October 9, 2010

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Sky, 2006

Chiho Aoshima

Sky, 2006

Sale Date: May 21, 2008

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Japanese apricot, 2006

Chiho Aoshima

Japanese apricot, 2006

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Japanese apricot 2, 2000

Chiho Aoshima

Japanese apricot 2, 2000

Sale Date: June 30, 2010

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Japanese apricot 3, a pink dream, 2007

Chiho Aoshima

Japanese apricot 3, a pink dream, 2007

Sale Date: June 30, 2010

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Mushroom room, 2000

Chiho Aoshima

Mushroom room, 2000

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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Hot spring (+ Children of lotus; 2 works), 2006

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Hot spring (+ Children of lotus; 2 works), 2006

Sale Date: May 30, 2010

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Mountain Girl, 2003

Chiho Aoshima

Mountain Girl, 2003

Sale Date: May 14, 2010

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City Glow, 2005

Chiho Aoshima

City Glow, 2005

Sale Date: May 14, 2010

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Magma spirit explodes, tsunami is dreadful..., 2004

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Magma spirit explodes, tsunami is dreadful..., 2004

Sale Date: May 13, 2010

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Golden fish arriving before paradise (+..., 1999

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Golden fish arriving before paradise (+..., 1999

Sale Date: March 9, 2010

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Mushroom room (+ A contented skull; 2 works), 2008

Chiho Aoshima

Mushroom room (+ A contented skull; 2 works), 2008

Sale Date: December 9, 2009

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Ero pop, 2001

Chiho Aoshima

Ero pop, 2001

Sale Date: December 6, 2009

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