Biography
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Mihoko (Mee-Ho-Ko) was fortunate to be recognized for her artistic nature at a young age. At three, her keen interest and aptitude for art caught her parent's attention; soon her elementary school teachers took note. Her teachers suggested that she enroll in Joshibi Junior High School and then Joshibi High School (schools specifically developed for artistically gifted students). Later Mihoko enrolled in an all girls University of Art and Design in Tokyo, Japan. Her formal education provided a solid foundation that she continues to nurture through study and diligent work.
Travels throughout the world afforded Mihoko the opportunity to see great art and at times to study with teachers from Europe and America. She evolved from being a figurative artist, painting still lifes, portraits, and landscapes to being completely non-objective. Her abstract art evolved from her realistic work.
Inspired by Jazz, Mihoko's art has a distinctive rhythm and tonality. Her forte is translating music into paintings. Sensitive passages of color give way to deeply carved lines, providing body to her compositions. The basic elements of a painting: space, line, color, light, scale, shape, and texture are of primary importance in Mihoko's painting.
Mihoko prefers that the focus of her painting remain on the vital associations with jazz. For Mihoko it is all about "Visual Jazz."
Travels throughout the world afforded Mihoko the opportunity to see great art and at times to study with teachers from Europe and America. She evolved from being a figurative artist, painting still lifes, portraits, and landscapes to being completely non-objective. Her abstract art evolved from her realistic work.
Inspired by Jazz, Mihoko's art has a distinctive rhythm and tonality. Her forte is translating music into paintings. Sensitive passages of color give way to deeply carved lines, providing body to her compositions. The basic elements of a painting: space, line, color, light, scale, shape, and texture are of primary importance in Mihoko's painting.
Mihoko prefers that the focus of her painting remain on the vital associations with jazz. For Mihoko it is all about "Visual Jazz."
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