Loro Piana Woman Artist Award

Inspired by CWAJ’s mission of fostering female leadership for 50 years and support of art through its annual exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints, leading Italian fashion brand Loro Piana Japan is collaborating with CWAJ with the donation of a special award, the CWAJ Print Show Loro Piana Woman Artist Award. The award, of 500,000 yen, is now in its third year. This year’s recipient is Park Aeri, who was selected from among the entries to the 67th CWAJ Print Show. Ms Park is an up-and-coming young printmaker with roots in Japan and Korea who shows great promise for the future. We hope that this award will help Ms. Park to make further progress and contribute to the development of the Japanese printmaking world.

PARK Aeri   朴 愛里

Mother and Daughter is a personal narrative work depicting a time between a mother and her daughter. I selected photos taken with my mother from among the family photos I had on hand, picked out the photos of peaceful moments among them, and composed and fixed them in such a way that various scenes spread in concentric circles from the central image. I tried to confirm the relationship and bond with my mother, who has influenced me in many ways to become the person I am today, by depicting the trivial moments we spent together. My goal is to deepen my consideration of the possibilities of the technique of copperplate engraving and its relationship to my own work, to develop my work in the best possible way, and to work as both an artist and an educator.