Watermark arts & crafts works on paper

woodcut papercutting embossing produced in 2023
Materials: paper, ink, wood
Sheet size: 190 x 215mm

Shirokoma collects small scraps of 19th-century European and American antique lace and reconstructs them on a computer, creating his own new lace patterns. The patterns are then cut into paper using a laser cutter, printed on a woodblock, and embossed on a press. Finally, the work is completed after a long process.

Tao Shirokoma
Born in 1994, Shirokoma graduated from the Tama Art University graduate school in 2021.
He uses his woodblock print technique with digital equipment such as graphic software and laser cutting machines. Also, he uses materials from his antique collection as motifs for his artworks.

Solo Exhibitions
2023 e-13 -woodcut, papercutting, embossing- (Kuma Foundation Gallery/Tokyo)
2022 e-12 -snow on and off all day- (YUGEN Gallery/Tokyo)
2021 Exhibition No.10 -/&○- (WATERMARK arts & crafts/Tokyo)
　　 Exhibition No.8,No.9 -◯-midori-2- (NEWoMan Yokohama 1F window display)
　　 Exhibition No.7 -○-midori-1- (H.P.FRANCE WINDOW GALLERY MARUNOUCHI /Tokyo)
2020 Exhibition No.5 -aoiro no jikan- (H.P.FRANCE WINDOW GALLERY MARUNOUCHI )
2019 Exhibition No.4 -aoiro kiiro- (CONCENTO PARIS H.P.FRANCE Ginza / Tokyo)
　　 Exhibition No.3 -aoiro no ie- (WATERMARK arts & crafts/ Tokyo)
　　 Exhibition No.2 -AOIRO- (H.P.FRANCE WINDOW GALLERY MARUNOUCHI /Tokyo)
Group Exhibition
2023 ONBEAT Art Show (Hiroshima Mitsukoshi,Hakata Hankyu)
　　 "Smash Hits 04" from ONBEAT (AFRODE CLINIC/Tokyo)
2022 Exhibition No.11 -shiro-1- (Kuma Foundation Gallery/Tokyo)
　　 Exhibition No.6 -midori no jikan- (KUMA EXHIBITION 2021/Tokyo)
2019 The 63rd CWAJ Contemporary Print Exhibition (Hillside Forum/Tokyo) 　paperwork by Japanese artists from Watermark Arts and Crafts