Tomo Mori Art
Japanese
Born in Osaka, Japan, Tomo Mori received a BFA from Atlanta College of Art, and worked for an international news agency for 11 years after graduation. As a graphic designer she supported top journalists covering news from all over the world 24/7. This experience of seeing the world from a newsroom perspective planted seeds for her missions as an artist today.
Mori’s work focuses on the interconnectedness and healing in the space where we experience many conflicts and struggles.
As a first-generation immigrant and a mother with inconsistent access to separate studio space, she has learned to integrate her creative life with her cultural heritage and domestic existence, blurring the lines between different aspects of her identity as a woman.
Mori has exhibited her works in various galleries, from local community venues to international events like SCOPE Miami.
She also has a strong passion for public art installations. She was given diverse commissions from the MTA Arts and Design in 2018 and Columbia University in 2016. She has created a mural for Governors Island as a part of a 2019 summer program. Most recently she completed work on a corporate commission for Swan Reserve Hotel in Orlando, FL.to
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Artist: Tomo Mori
Kimono Soul #12, Abstract Painting
By Tomo Mori
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Tomo Mori uses cut kimono fabric scraps, carefully following the original patterns, to create this abstract composition. This process gives new life to a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Nexus (Study), Abstract Painting
By Tomo Mori
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Tomo Mori creates this vibrant abstract work from painted canvas strips, woven and interlaced to form a colorful grid pattern. The piece explores encount...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Red String 3, Abstract Painting
By Tomo Mori
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
I call this technique 'canvas mosaic' which I developed over the last nine years. The square shapes are cut and painted pieces of canvas fabric that I adhered to the stretched canvas. Initially inspired by digital pixels, but harkens back to traditional mosaic making. In Japan, we use red string...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Cradle, Abstract Painting
By Tomo Mori
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A burst of colorful squares with various patterns intricately arranged by artist Tomo Mori. "I make tiles with fabrics, then utilize a traditional mosaic technique with acrylic painting," explains Tomo. She carefully cuts each square of vintage kimonos and sets them in a mesmerizing fashion. "The image has layers and slight three-dimensionality to create an interesting texture. The canvas is linen and it adds warmth to the overall feeling. Gold colors reflect light and the painting looks different during the day and night."
About the Artist
Tomo Mori finds herself drawn to images that are melting, dripping, streaming and flowing. Her process is extremely meticulous yet spontaneous in its execution, allowing natural instinct to guide the creativity and fluidity of the work. Tomo's signature technique is collage made of canvas on canvas, a style that adds depth and dimension to her work. Born in Osaka, Japan, her family moved to Tokyo when she was four, where she recalls happy family memories under the cherry blossoms. She is now based in New York, and when she's not making art, Tomo likes spending time with her family and dancing.
Words that describe this painting: mosaic, collage, abstract, nursery, childhood, fabric, pattern, contemporary, kimono, Japanese, mixed media...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Red String 2, Abstract Painting
By Tomo Mori
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
I call this technique 'canvas mosaic' which I developed over the last nine years. The square shapes are cut and painted pieces of canvas fabric that I adhered to the stretched canvas. Initially inspired by digital pixels, but harkens back to traditional mosaic making. In Japan, we use red string...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tomo Mori Art
Materials
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Dream of a Crane, Abstract Painting
By Tomo Mori
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
I call this technique 'canvas mosaic' which I developed over the last nine years. The square shapes are cut and painted pieces of canvas fabric that I adhered to the stretched canvas. Initially inspired by digital pixels, but harkens back to traditional mosaic making. Cranes are one of symbolic creatures in Asia. Mysterious and always a little lonely in a beautiful way. I painted a dreamy crane with traditional Japanese Kimono patterns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Lullabies, Abstract Painting
By Tomo Mori
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This piece is about the universal feeling of comfort to sing lullabies and memories of childhood," shares artist Tomo Mori. "I make tiles with fabrics, then ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Cuando la Luna Llora
By Tomo Mori
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This is about the beauty of feeling freely what you need to feel. It's okay to cry, process, and let go. I had this vision during my stay in the Caribbean, where I felt very open. This painting is on a gallery wrapped canvas with finished bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Mixed Media
NO REGRET
By Tomo Mori
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Japanese artist Tomo Mori has lived all over the world after leaving her hometown of Osaka, Japan, including the Caribbean, Latin America, and West Africa. She now lives in New York City where she exhibits her work prolifically. Mori’s works at the Judy Ferrara Gallery...
Category
2010s Minimalist Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,500
THE WHEEL
By Tomo Mori
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Tomo Mori's canvas on canvas collage paintings captures her memories of emotion. The diffused forms suggest the complexity and ambiguity of how the memories can change their colors ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,200
Treasure Found In A Quiet Place : mixed media work of art
By Tomo Mori
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media collage by Tomo Mori.
Tomo Mori is a Japanese-born artist living in New York City. Her work has been exhibited in Scope Miami, Flux Art Fair, Rush Art, Gallery Aferro, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Tomo Mori Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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Born in 1986 in Agra, India
Lives & works in New Delhi, India
Sumit claims to have been experimental since childhood. Be it drawing, sketching, cooking, painting or photography, he always liked to do something no one has ever thought of, by adding his signature element to the task. To achieve this, Sumit creates his own painting tools to go with the techniques he thinks of.
“I usually discover different techniques to paint and construct my own tools to put the ideas into action. I pick up a theme and make a series of paintings on them. When the technique gets repetitive, I wait for another inspiration to strike, and I move onto the next series,” professes Sumit. He does not have any ‘patented style’ as he terms it to be mere repetition and limits an artist’s creativity. He adds on saying that his works are not entirely skill based as a skill needs to be perfected by doing it repeatedly; “My art is more about the excitement of how beautiful strokes and patterns can emerge from experimentation, I believe in having fun in my studio and my art is end result of it.” He also believes in impulsive acts of making art and its surprising results; “For me it is not about the number of hours spent in making one artwork or extreme skills of perfection. Its mostly impulsive with a playful skill that comes along involving certain movements, measures, materials and tools which leads to a satisfying end result.”
Education
MSc. International Fashion Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK, 2007-08
BSc Hons. Marketing, University of Bradford, UK, 2004-07
Solo Exhbitions
'Fluid Resonance', Solo exhibit by Sumit Mehndiratta, Bestcollegeart Gallery, New Delhi, India, 2017
'Solo show by Sumit Mehndiratta', Gallery Alerid, Impulse arts Gallery, New Delhi, India. September 2011
Group Exhibitions
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Goa Affordable Art Fair, 2nd Edition, Museum of Goa, Goa, India 2019-2020
"Awakening", LGBT Group show at Hotel Lalit Great Eastern, Kolkata, organised by InsideOut Delhi, 2019
"Awakening", LGBT Group show at Art Junction Gallery, Hotel Lalit, organised by InsideOut Delhi, Connaught Place, New Delhi, 2019
Group show by Art4You Gallery at The Art Expo, New York, 2019
"Nailed it Series", Group exhibit by PetitMorpho Gallery at Art Future Taipei, Taiwan, 2019
"Karmascope Series", Exhibit by ArtRooms London, Melia White House, London, UK, 2019
"Refracted Lives", LGBT Group show at Art Junction Gallery, Hotel Lalit, Connaught Place, New Delhi, 2018
Group show at MAD Gallery Milano from October 2018 to October 2019, Milan, Italy
'WeContemporary Palermo', MUSA International Art Space, Palazzo Castrone di Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Italy, 2018
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"Value Beyond", Group Exhibition by Gallery Veda, July 2018, Chennai, India.
"Absolute Abstract", Group Exhibition by Art Smiley Art Gallery at Hilton, Dubai, UAE, May 2018
"Neoflora", Group exhibition with Art Smiley Art Gallery at World Art Dubai Art Fair, April 2018, Dubai, UAE
"Edelweiss Pallate Art Show Part 2" Charity Fundraiser by Edelgive Foundation, February 2018, New Delhi, India.
"Within Reach", 7th Edition Presented by Burgundy Events at Gallery Nvya, Saket, 2016, New Delhi, India.
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"God Particle", AIFACS (All India Fine Art & Crafts Society), New Delhi, August 2015, India.
"Indian Art Foundation Group Exhibition", Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre, February 2015 New Delhi, India.
'Strings Attached', United Art Fair 2nd Edition, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, 2013, India
'Art to heart, season 4', Lalit Kala Academi, New Delhi, April 2013, India.
'Simply Strokes Part 2', Open palm court gallery, India Habitat Centre New Delhi, Jan 2013, India
'Simply Strokes part 1', Visual arts gallery, India Habitat Center, New Delhi, Nov, 2012, India
'Shutters and brushes', Manchester amateur photographic arts society, Manchester, UK, August 2008
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The AC Hotels Project- Wall sculpture installations for AC Hotels by JW Marriott, Texas, USA, 2017
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