28 Apr, 2023

MARIKO ENOMOTO X INITIAL SUMMER CAPSULE:
MIDSUMMER ROMANCE

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Mariko Enomoto (b. 1982) is a Tokyo-based artist who studied fashion and now designs magazine and record covers, as well as other commercial products. She is a self-taught painter who was influenced by her great-grandfather, a Nihonga artist. Growing up surrounded by art and nature influenced her painting style, and many of her figures combine human and natural elements, such as animals and plants. 

Through her majestic and surreal paintings, Enomoto takes us on a journey of the obscured. Her artwork reveals an atmosphere similar to a dreamscape as faces are shrouded in mystery by plants, animals or buildings, providing a fascinating canvas for viewers to explore. From mountainscapes to cities alight with stars, Enomoto's captivating compositions evoke mixed emotions as well as wonderment. 

As we explore Enomoto's stories through this special capsule, an exquisite duality between tenderness and wildness greets us, much like love itself. Just as William Shakespeare wrote in A Midsummer Night's Dream: “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind", this stunning capsule is going to remind you that Cupid's arrows strike based on what is seen through our imaginations rather than relying solely on what our eyes show us. 
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