Mio Yamato
Biography
Mio Yamato was born in 1990 in Shiga, Japan. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Kyoto University of Art in Fine art and Mixed Media, in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Upon graduation, she received the award for the excellent work from the Kyoto University of Art and Design Graduation Exhibition 2015.
A myriad of dots on monochromatic canvas is Yamato’s signature style. Through a careful repetition of individual and separated drops of paint, the images that emerge resemble the shapes of nature, such as the ridge of mountains or the shape of waves. She explores how material and form change throughout time by using constant repetition and pattern. Indeed, she is constantly seeking to understand the gradual change in essence and form with the flow of time by repeatedly painting the same pattern over and over again, yet with a progressive movement and more human approach. The artist herself described the creative process as “the continuity of points which eventually loses order, and lines before long greatly meander. In the end the image that rises to the top is a projection of the experiences of the solitary human being called ‘I’, and perhaps a record of the phenomenon called living”.
Works
Exhibitions
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Simeti to Yamato: The Rhythms of Abstraction
24 Jul - 7 Sep 2024Simeti to Yamato: The Rhythms of Abstraction brings together key artworks from both the 'maestros' and 'tyros' of abstract art spanning the past 50 years. Showcasing the well-known aesthetics of...Read more -
Summer Exhibition 2022
25 Jul - 3 Sep 2022JD Malat Gallery is delighted to present its Summer Exhibition of 2022 featuring artworks by Andrew Litten, Andy Moses, Ed Moses, Conrad Jon Godly, Zümrütoğlu, Georgia Dymock, Georg Óskar, Katrin...Read more -
Summer Exhibition 2021
21 Jul - 4 Sep 2021JD Malat Gallery is pleased to present its 'Summer Exhibition 2021' featuring works by Anotherview, Jean-Pierre Cassigneul, Petra Cortright, Ian Cumberland, Katrin Fridriks, Wesley George, Georg Óskar Giannakoudakis, Conrad Jon...Read more -
Under 35 To Watch – PARALLEL
17 Mar - 24 Apr 2021JD Malat Gallery is excited to announce our group exhibition of 2021, 'Under 35 To Watch'. On display on the virtual exhibition platform PARALLEL, 'Under 35 To Watch' presents an...Read more -
Abstraction and The Natural World
1 Apr - 8 May 2020JD Malat Gallery is proud to present the best of its abstract painters in 'Abstraction and The Natural World'. This online exhibition aims to demonstrate the multifaceted nature of painterly...Read more