AVAILABLE ARTWORK

JUNKO MIZUNO

Born in Japan. Lives and works in San Francisco, USA.

With a greater practice that ranges from graphic novels to painting and designer multiples, Mizuno’s oeuvre includes traditional fairy tale tropes like revenge, retribution, tragedy and indulgence. Flowing lines combined with geometric shapes and symbolic content endow the works with the feel of an empowering emotional awakening that echoes the vibrant energy of Fin de Siécle European art. Spanning from her art deco and art nouveau influences are specific nods to the dark and alluring poster styles of 19th century illustrator Aubrey Beardsley and the 1960s female-dominant bondage fetish comic book illustrations of American artist Eric Stanton. Mizuno has reimagined these histories through female Shojo gothic horror scenes and pinup girls that act as stylized expansions of her roots in the graphic novel and comic book genres. With bold black graphics and broad planes of deep, smooth colour that support details drawing from numerous sources, the works typify Mizuno’s unique and attracting trademark style.

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Exhibitions:
Red Tresses and Freckles (2009)
Venus Cake (2012)
Ambrosial Affair (2015)

Junko Mizuno
Sushi II
11 x 14″ unframed
Mixed media on paper 2012
$1000 USD

Junko Mizuno
Sushi II Graphite Study
9.75 x 14.25″ unframed
Graphite on paper 2012
$300 USD