変形による構成, 2020, pencil, takuhon ink, toner on paper
Michiko Inami (b. 1948 in Tokyo, Japan; lives and works in Tokyo) is an artist known for her abstract and immersive works on paper made in shades of black, white, and gray.
Inspired by the shapes she encounters in daily life, such as the blurring of a road sign at her feet, or the spread out shape of packing materials, she repeatedly draws and erases lines, often scratching or painting over them, projecting her own corporality onto the canvas. She sometimes uses raindrops to form lines in her work, in an attempt to make more use of the power of nature, a force that remains invisible to the eye. In her monochrome artworks, a sense of color and three-dimensionality appears in the flat surface, which can be explained by her previous experience in creating three-dimensional works using textiles and metal plates.
Michiko Inami graduated from Musashino Art University. She has exhibited in Japan, Korea, and Italy.