Izumi Kato

Izumi Kato is an artist based in Tokyo and Hong Kong. She creates oil paintings and wooden sculptures characterized by organic forms, featuring primordial and anonymous life forms that evoke the in-between states of fetuses, insects, children, plants, and humans as her main motifs. In recent years, she has also been working on three-dimensional works made from soft vinyl materials as well as lithographs.

Izumi Kato is an artist based in Tokyo and Hong Kong. She creates oil paintings and wooden sculptures characterized by organic forms, featuring primordial and anonymous life forms that evoke the in-between states of fetuses, insects, children, plants, and humans as her main motifs. In recent years, she has also been working on three-dimensional works made from soft vinyl materials as well as lithographs.

Izumi Kato's works, which resemble spirits unearthed from ancient ruins or even extraterrestrial beings, appear to be closely connected to the domestic history and natural landscape of Shimane, her birthplace. The unique environment of the Izumo region, a setting for ancient mythology, seems to act as a cultural gene, imbuing Kato's creations with a mysterious power.

 

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Born in 1969 in Shimane Prefecture. Major solo exhibitions include Izumi Kato – LIKE A ROLLING SNOWBALL (Hara Museum ARC/Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, 2019) and IZUMI KATO (Galerie Perrotin Shanghai, China, 2019). In 2022, she participated in the Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 and A SUMMER IN LE HAVRE (France).