Yumiko Kayukawa Explained

Yumiko Kayukawa
Nationality:	Japanese
Field:	contemporary art, painting
Alma Mater:	Bisen Art School
Style:	figuration

Yumiko Kayukawa (born 1970)^[1] is a Japanese visual artist, currently based in Seattle, known for fantastical paintings that utilize flat color and decorative graphic elements in works that combine female figures with animals, mythical beings and natural elements.^[2]

Early life and education

Yumiko Kayukawa was born in the town of Naie on the island of Hokkaido, Japan.^[3] Kayukawa attended Bisen Art School in Sapporo. She moved to Seattle, Washington in 2005.^[4]

Work

Kayukawa's work combines traditional Japanese themes with motifs from American fashion and music culture. Shinto animism combines with Rock and Roll inspirations.^[5]

Selected exhibitions

Kayukawa's solo exhibitions include Year Of The Fire Horse at Foley Gallery, New York, NY in 2014,^[6] “HAKURYUU – White Dragon” at LeBasse projects, Culver City, CA in 2012,^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kayukawa, Yumiko . Library of Congress Authorities . Library of Congress . 9 March 2022.
2. Book: Yumiko Kayukawa - Japanese Wolf . June 1, 2013 . Zero+ Publishing . Claremont, California, U.S. . 9781937222222 . 137.
3. Book: Baker . Samuel . Psychedelic Graphics Infinitely Rich, Highly Decorative & Compulsively Detailed . 2008 . Pennsylvania State University . 9789812454232 . 192.
4. Preview: Yumiko Kayukawa "Hakuryuu" @ LeBasse Projects, Los Angeles . Juxtapoz . 2012 . 8 March 2022.
5. Harman . Ken . Yumiko Kayukawa – Rock You in a Tatami Room . Hi-Fructose The New Contemporary Art Magazine . March 24, 2011 . 9 March 2022.
6. Web site: Year Of The Fire Horse Yumiko Kayukawa . Foley Gallery . 8 March 2022.
7. News: Chefas . Stephanie . Sneak Peek: Yumiko Kayukawa @ LeBasse Projects . 8 March 2022 . Aug 30 . Platinum Cheese . 2012.