Ai Kawakubo
Artist, Jewelry designer, Illustrator, Graphic designer
Born in Japan, grew up in Malaysia. Since 2005, lives and works of artistic activity in Italy.
Expression Tools
Analog tools: Paper, Pen, Colors, Acrylic paint, Wood chip, Metal, Stone, Felt, Photo, Clay, Plaster
...and so on
Degital tools: Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, Adobe Flash CS5, XHTML, CSS, Digital Photos
History
2001
Gradueted in Japan
Graduated from Tokyo Polytechnic University. (Faculty of Arts : Department of Imaging Art)
2005
Moved to Italy
Moved to Italy to study Florentine goldsmith and engraving practice.
2006
Started attending the workshops of maestro M.Biliotti, maestro G. Befana and maestro G. Tai.
2009
Group exhibition "Tokyo Fantastic 4"
2011
Group Exhibition "Buon Appetito!" in Japan
Group Exhibition "Buon Appetito!" in Italy
2011
Collaborative work "A+M = AntimaridiaM" with Miki Nagao (Soffio di Sofia)
2012
Group Exhibition "繋がるカケラ - related pieces - 展"
2013
Contemporary Jewelry Collective Exhibition
"ARTISTAR JEWELS EXHIBITION -L'ARTE DA INDOSSARE-" in Milan, Italy
Some of creations have been published in Book "ARTISTAR JEWELS -L'ARTE DA INDOSSARE-"
2014
Contemporary Jewelry Collective Exhibition
"ARTISTAR JEWELS EXHIBITION -from FLOWING ideas to FLAWLESS creations- in Milan, Italy
Some of creations have been published in Book "ARTISTAR JEWELS 2015"
2015
Expo vente d'IZUMI Vol.3 (Paris)
Expo vente collective "l'OpenGallery #02" (Paris)
2016
Expo vente collective "l'OpenGallery #05" (Paris)
Expo vente collective "l'OpenGallery #06" (Paris)
2018
82° Mostra Internazionale dell'Artigianato (Florence)
2019
MIDA2019 / 83° Mostra Internazionale dell'Artigianato (Florence)
Exhibitions and Activities
MIDA2019 / 83^ Mostra Internazionele dell'Artigianato (Florence, Italy)
24 April - 1 may 2019
Fortezza da Basso, Firenze
Viale Filippo Strozzi, 1, 50129 Firenze
82^ Mostra Internazionele dell'Artigianato (Florence, Italy)
21 April - 1 may 2018
Fortezza da Basso, Firenze
Viale Filippo Strozzi, 1, 50129 Firenze
Expo vente collective "l'OpenGallery #06" (Paris, France)
May 26 - June 1, 2016
Galerie Espace "Le Marais"
15, rue Elzévir 75003 Paris, France
Expo vente collective "l'OpenGallery #05" (Paris, France)
April 29 - May 4, 2016
Galerie Espace "Le Marais"
15, rue Elzévir 75003 Paris, France
Expo vente collective "l'OpenGallery #02" (Paris, France)
November 24-29, 2015
Galerie Ormesson
13, rue d'Ormesson 75004 Paris, France
Expo Vente d'izumi Vol.3 2015
(Paris, France)
June 16-21, 2015
Galerie 15
15, rue du Pont Louis-Philippe 75004 Paris, France
Artistar Jewels Exhibition 2014
(Milan, Italy)
Dicember 17-21, 2014
Spazio Fondazione Maimeri
corso Cristoforo Colombo 15 Milano, Italy
Artistar Jewels Exhibition 2013
(Milan, Italy)
September 18-23, 2013
Spazio Fondazione Maimeri
corso Cristoforo Colombo 15 Milano, Italy
Tsunagaru Kakera: related pieces 2012
September 16-30, 2012
G+00 (G plus two naughts), Mashiko, Japan
Buon Appetito! 2011 BOSCO in ITALY
October 12-15, 2011
Galleria D.E.A Florence, Italy
Buon Appetito! 2011 BOSCO in JAPAN
June 3-7, 2011
ART IN GALLERY / Tokyo, Japan
2009 Tokyo Fantastic 4 (Tokyo, Japan)
Dicember 14-20, 2009
Design Festa Gallery / Tokyo, Japan