Went to see an exhibition by Mari Matsuo yesterday.
Her Ringo-chan (‘ringo’ is Japanese for apple) character is so cute! And the way they were presented was unusual (that you wished you had thought of it before!) She sewed and stuffed so many of her ringo-chans that they filled an entire cart to be sold (much like how they actually sell apples in the supermarket! Also with the white netting thing (remember those things which your apples come in but you discard immediately?) which she places her character in makes it all the more unique!
It’s all about the packaging and presentation isn’t it?
Her paper cuts were very intricate too, not as intricate as Rob Ryan’s but still it had a very different quality to it, very delicate and very Japanese.
I loved her Chiku-bunnies which are these bird looking characters which had bunny ears (or if you like, bunny looking characters with bird wings). So kawaii~
Mari-san herself was there and she kindly allowed me to take photos! So I will be placing them up soon. (:
anyway… the poster:
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