Yuri Shimojo
Yuri has been expressing her life through painting, journaling and dancing since she was 3 years old.
Her upbringing in Tokyo was a very unconventional one ？ learning Japanese traditional arts and experiencing foreign culture through traveling abroad. These two elements, so drastically different, have influenced her work throughout her entire life.
Now, living the nomadic bohemian lifestyle, she explores the planet from the heart of metropolis to the outposts of the world wherever being guided by her own intuition while hopping between her base pad Brooklyn studio, Tokyo apt and her tropical jungle hideaway in Hawaii. This life balances her creative & spiritual yin and yang'. Besides her artistic endeavor, she is drawn to the world of indigenous cultures and has led her studying universal shamanism as a Reiki master. She is also a member of the art collective Barnstormers.
Yuri Shimojo has published several books in Japan, including: "Makkana Mangetsu~Crimson Full Moon"(1995), which showcase her earlier illustration works;"Vagabonds" (2001), a picture journal from her trip in Central America and Mexico. "Chiisana Rakugaki~Tiny Scribble" (1997), an autobiography of her unique childhood, which has just republished in 2007.
http://www.cwctokyo.com/index_e.html http://www.cwc-i.com/ http://www.b-stormers.com/ http://yowhathappenedtopeace.org/ http://www.cannonballpress.com/ <Publications> 2007 : autobiography "Chiisana Rakugaki ~ Tiny Scribble" (Tamausagi Books)
http://www.fxfm.co.jp 2001 : travel journal from Central America and Mexico " Vagabonds"
( Koshinsya ) co-written by Takuya Shioya 1997 : autobiography "Chiisana Rakugaki ~ Tiny Scribble" ( Victor Books ) -out of print 1996 : Picture Book with music " Mizu no Hana ~ AGUA FLORENTE "
( Club King) co-written by Moichi Kuwahara 1995 : Illustration Book " Makka na Mangetsu ~ Crimson Fulmoon " (Cleo) 1995 : Picture Book " Matsumura Kurage-kun no Nichijo ~ Daily Life of Mr. Jerry Fish Matsumura"
( Animal Publishing ) co-written by Titi Matsumura 2007 : exhibition catalogue "Yo! What Happened To Peace?"
http://yowhathappenedtopeace.org/
featured "Peace of Shit," a silkscreened poster work 2006: exhibition catalogue "BLK/MRKT ONE" (Die Gestalten) 2004: anti-war poster book "PEACE SIGNS -The Anti-War Movement Illustrated"
featured "Peace of Shit," a silkscreened poster work (Edition Olms Zürich) |
