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Mariko Kusumoto’s Sculptural Journey (From Metal to Synthetic Fabric Material)

Annisa Fitria · September 1st, 2021
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Mariko Kusumoto is from Japan. Her childhood experience surrounded by nature and strange ancient objects in her home brought her interest in the art world. Since junior high school Mariko became an artist and majored in fine arts. During her education, she focused on painting and printing oils with a focus on metal etchings, so she was familiar with metal materials since childhood. Her fascination with metal led her to a more challenging and abstract novelty that she later became acquainted with synthetic printmaking. She chose fabric as her fundamental material for the new crafts. Mariko believes that to express certain things, the scale of the piece must be appropriate to provide subtlety, fragility, intimacy, or something you want to embrace.

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Mariko uses natural elements such as coral reefs or underwater flowers for her textile design work using a mixture of calm and bold colors. The fabric material usually uses polyester fiber and translucent nylon. Making synthetic fabric sculptures uses heat management techniques of the prime material and reshaped them into three-dimensional shapes. Mariko collaborated with fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier in 2019, featuring Mariko's fabric art design with Gaultier fashion designs at Paris Gaute Couture Fashion Week.

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