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Chiho Aoshima — The Fountain of the Skull
Chiho Aoshima

The Fountain of the Skull

A hauntingly beautiful digital landscape by Japanese artist Chiho Aoshima depicts a surreal scene where a monumental skull serves as the source of cascading, life-giving waters. Aoshima's signature aesthetic blends traditional Japanese artistic sensibilities with a distinctly modern, manga-influenced visual language, populating the ethereal environment with delicate natural and supernatural elements. The large-scale chromogenic print, mounted using the Diasec process, achieves a luminous, glass-like surface that enhances the otherworldly glow and meticulous detail of the composition.

Medium
chromogenic print, Diasec mounted

🔨 Auction Lot

Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 15, 2015

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Chiho Aoshima, The Fountain of the Skull

A hauntingly beautiful digital landscape by Japanese artist Chiho Aoshima depicts a surreal scene where a monumental skull serves as the source of cascading, life-giving waters. Aoshima's signature aesthetic blends traditional Japanese artistic sensibilities with a distinctly modern, manga-influenced visual language, populating the ethereal environment with delicate natural and supernatural elements. The large-scale chromogenic print, mounted using the Diasec process, achieves a luminous, glass-like surface that enhances the otherworldly glow and meticulous detail of the composition.

Medium
chromogenic print, Diasec mounted
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Superflat, Portrait Format, Dreamlike Mood, Japanese Artist, Contemporary Artist, Surrealist Imagery, Chromogenic Print, Early 2000s, Female Artist, Vivid Colors, Digital Art, Skulls and Mortality

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