New People of Print Member illustrator and art director Saki Matsumoto’s body of work features a multi-national elegance having worked with Japanese, Chinese, Czech and Swedish brands for publications, advertising, branding and music projects. Based in Tokyo and Prague, Matsumoto studied graphic design at Kuwasawa design school in Tokyo and then Architecture & Design(MA illustration) in Prague. Her works are inspired by Shintoism, a Japanese religion dating from the early 8th century incorporating the worship of ancestors, nature spirits and a belief in sacred power (kami) in both animate and inanimate things. Her recent topics are tradition and cultural events which are connected with nature and are usually from the pagan period.
Most recently, Matsumoto completed a screenprinting workshop at one of the largest printing studios in Tokyo who’s printed for the likes of Yayoi Kusama and Tadanori Yokoo. Characterised by a delicate yet playful aesthetic, her limited edition print takes the form of an abstract illustrated playground of floral imagery and little characters. We’ll be keeping an eye out for more lovely work Saki produces.
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