Mariko kusumoto biography sample

          Originally from Japan, artist Mariko Kusumoto, now based in the United States, creates delicate, translucent, ethereal, textile sculptures and wearable art.

        1. Originally from Japan, artist Mariko Kusumoto, now based in the United States, creates delicate, translucent, ethereal, textile sculptures and wearable art.
        2. Mariko Kusumoto is a Japanese born artist, living in Massachusetts.
        3. I became determined to be a professional artist while still in my early teens, and I attended a high school in Japan that offered an art major.
        4. Mariko Kusumoto (born Japan, ) trained initially as a fine artist and printmaker in Tokyo and San Francisco.
        5. Mariko Kusumoto, born in Kumamoto, Japan, is an artist known for textile and metal art.

          6. I became determined to be a professional artist while still in my early teens, and I attended a high school in Japan that offered an art major..

          Mariko Kusumoto: A versatile artist inspired by nature

          Thread and Needle

          Julie

          • 3 min read

          Today we will marvel at the delicate and intricate work of Mariko Kusumoto, a artist born in Japan and now based in California, America.

          She has worked in many different types of media, and is able to utilise the skills of one art form in creating unique pieces in another material.

          Mariko knew at school that she wanted to be an artist, and she learned the basic skills of drawing, sculpture, design and painting in high school.

          She then went to Art College in Tokyo and initially concentrated on oil painting, then transferred to printmaking, focusing on etching.

          She moved to San Francisco when she was 23, and attended the Academy of Art University, where she pursued printmaking.

          However just before she graduated she began a class in jewellery making and small metal art sculpture which completely changed her artistic direction.

          Mariko grew up in a year old Buddhist temple wh