From the exhibited work "The Jester Opens the Curtain"
The curtain rises on a world where light and darkness mix. Even though it is night, there is a light of hope and life. While knowing the true self, sometimes there is falsehood and sadness. A landscape where the wind blows and the light shines on the space explored in the midst of contradiction. The flowers that bloom in the light that can finally be seen heal the heart.
"Colors weave thoughts"
Regardless of genres such as fantasy, landscapes, and flowers, I spin my works while valuing the "thoughts when drawing". And I focus on color rather than composition and create as I want. When the world I spun reaches the viewer, don't those feelings change in various ways?
Mieko Okuda Web Solo Exhibition Colors weave thoughts
Statement
Artist
奥田みえこ
The watercolor paintings of landscapes, flowers, and stories that feel light and wind are comforting with a sense of warmth similar to human skin. The world cut out from the artist's unique perspective is depicted in gentle colors, enveloping the viewer with kindness. You can feel the playfulness and are not trapped in royal expressions.
▼Biography
Showa 58 /Shogakukan Children's Painting Newcomer Award Honorable Mention
Showa 59 /The 2nd Children's Painting Art Association Exhibition Gold Medal Member Award
Showa 61 /Solo exhibition at Tokyo Ginza Printemps Yomiuri Salon
Showa 63 /The 6th Exhibition Gallery Mainichi Special Award
January 3 /Solo Exhibition "Strange Scent Drifting", Hoshino Shoten Main Store Gallery
September /Solo exhibition at Nagoya Mitsukoshi Hoshigaoka store
January 5 /Solo exhibition "Fairy Fantasia", Nagoya Mitsukoshi Hoshigaoka store
September 6 /Establishment of Atelier Okuda
September 8 /Continued from the 1st Atelier Okuda Exhibition until the 16th
March 9 /Presented CG works at Ginza Art Plaza
April 12 /Solo exhibition "Beyond Time" at "Laundry Boat" in Akasaka, Minato Ward
November /NTT Artist Mall Gold Award
March 17 /Solo exhibition "Space of Relaxation" at Gallery Togeisha (Ginza)
October 17 /Performed at the "Nikos Tokyo Concert" and drew improvised paintings
▼Published in the music magazine MOSTLYCLASSIC
April 18 /Solo exhibition "Time of Relaxation" at Gallery Togeisha (Ginza)
April 19 /Solo exhibition "A Moment of Rest" at Gallery Togeisha (Ginza)
June 20 /Solo exhibition at Gallery Togeisha, Ginza
June 21 /Solo exhibition "The Story of the Wind" at Ginza Fuso Gallery
June 22 /Solo exhibition "Time flows and" at Gyararibita
October 23 /Solo Exhibition: Ginza Hikari Gallery in Watercolor and Pastel
September 24 /Watercolor for Chiba Bank Calendar 2013
April 25 /Solo Exhibition "Feeling the Heartwarming Story", Ginza Hikari Gallery
November 25 /Electronic publication "ABC no Ehon" and "Hentekorin"
October 26 /"Mieko Okuda Solo Exhibition", Ginza Hikari Gallery
April 27 /Mieko Okuda solo exhibition at Sainami Gallery in Ginza Permanent installation of Okuda's works at Creator's Pool at Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture October / Mieko Okuda exhibition at Kashiwa "Cafe Karudi"
September 29 /At Hikari Gallery, "Mieko Okuda Solo Exhibition" is a place where the heart is at ease
May of the first year of Reiwa /"Mieko Okuda Solo Exhibition" at Hikari Gallery Scenery of Calm Days
September 3rd year of Reiwa /Gallery Concept 21 "Mieko Okuda Exhibition"
●Representative of Atelier Okuda, a member of the Japan Children's Publishing Artists Federation of Japan Art Copyright Federation.
●Born in Tokyo. Graduated from the Department of Design, Tama Art University
●Main works
・Picture book "This is it" Bandai "ABC no Hon" Yume no Textbook Publisher "Shirayukihime" World Culture Publishing "Children's Masterpiece Theater
・Warashibechoja" Gakukensha "Ohanashi Ehon
・Red Raincoat" Central Publishing CG picture book "Rattatata's Sassaka Sassassa" Mini picture book "Jamujan Village Story"
・Publication "English Cassette Paperback World Masterpiece Series" cover
・Japan English Education Association Textbooks and textbook cuts, as well as many magazines
・TV: NHK Mother and Child's TV picture book "Hoshi no Hitomi Series" aired in April and December of Heisei 3, May of Heisei 4, and October of Heisei 6
・Children's book: "Father and the pig" (Poplar) binding and illustration
・Others: Series illustration for food "Sekisui House" train (Chuo Line and other 5 lines) Illustration of hanging advertisement poster
・Fancy Guts, etc.
●Paintings (pastels, watercolors) Since Heisei 12, he has produced many paintings with a light touch. Illustrations and videos for the "3rd grade elementary school morality" textbook from Japan Bunkyo Publishing in 2018