AI☆Madonna

Ai☆Madonna (Ai Kato) is a contemporary artist who has been consistently portraying beautiful young girls in various forms since the late 2000s. Starting with live performances in Akihabara, her activities span a wide range, including solo exhibitions, collaborations with idols, and designing merchandise and costumes.

Since her debut, Ai☆Madonna has consistently portrayed "beautiful young girls" as the ultimate motif to express her own emotions. In the contrast of shadow and light seen deep within the lost gaze of her subjects, one can catch a glimpse of the hidden structures of contemporary Japanese society.

 A representative artist of contemporary Japan's "kawaii culture." Her work reflects the uniquely Japanese sensibilities found in shōjo manga, a genre that became established after the postwar period. This is conveyed through the stylized and exaggerated faces and forms of characters seen in manga and anime, as well as the "moe" aesthetic that emanates from these exaggerated characters.

 

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Born in Tokyo in 1984. Graduated from an art school in 2004. 

2015:  "CREATOR TOKYO" (Spiral Aoyama, Tokyo) 

2019: "Hakua Exhibition" (3331 Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo) 

2021: "SAGA Hinode Project" (Yamashita PMC Co., Saga, and others).