Mika Yamamoto

Mika Yamamoto
“Today’s Special”
H:30cm x W:38 cm
Glass, Ceramic, Vinyl, Beads, Acrylic plate, Chopsticks, Japanese paper
2025
＄1000

=About the work=

These pieces are based on a motif of sushi, which is already very familiar to people all over the world.
I created these pieces imagining what it would be like if someone were to use the merpeople of myth and legend instead of the normal fish we know to create almost unimaginable, mysterious and unique sushi.
The pieces were created using blown glass techniques, created using heat and fire, the exact opposite of the water which one would normally imagine related to fish and the sea.
The pieces have the transparency and smooth textures unique to glass and the expressive qualities of the clay used in ceramics.
The unanticipated color combinations resulting from heat and chemical reactions were very interesting to me, and I used blown glass and borosilicate glass (heat resistant glass) for different motifs while still using only glass, and combined 2 or more different materials together to create this imaginary sushi and give it a more fantastical feel.

=About Artist=
2022
DESIGN FESTA vol.56　Tokyo Japan
Art Event « ZINE DAY OSAKA vol.8» at ZINE stores (Japan, Germany and Taiwan)

2023　
Art Event «ZINE DAY TAIWAN»　Taiwan
DESIGN FESTA vol.57　Tokyo Japan
NY Art wave - A Path For The Future -　New York USA
Group Exhibition « I love Megane» at Design festa gallery Harajuku　Tokyo Japan
Group Exhibition «Pickle Dill with It Ⅵ»　Hamburg Germany
DESIGN FESTA vol.58　Tokyo Japan

2024
Wonder Festival Winter　Tokyo Japan
Wonder Festival Summer　Tokyo Japan

2025
Wonder Festival Winter　Tokyo Japan
Solo Exhibition «Sushi Bar NEPTUNA»　Tokyo Japan
Art Event DoKoMi　Düsseldorf Germany

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