mayuko fujino + 100th post! (www.notpaper.net)

Today, on this special day (of post 100), I would like to show you the amazing skill and craftsmanship that goes into every one of Mayuko's paper cutouts/collages. Her keen attention to detail and knowledge of texture makes her work stunning—so stunning that it is almost hard to believe that it is really paper. She is an excellent talent, whose patience definitely pays off.

Name (Real or Screename): Mayuko Fujino
URL (Blog, Website): http://cohac.com/m/
Location (Where are you from?): Tokyo, Japan

Q: Describe your work in 10 words or less.
A: Paper cutout with collage. Record of my input and output. Inner-scapes and Outer-scapes.

Q: What do you like to work with (magazines, photographs, vintage)? Be specific!
A: I collage with magazine paper as palette (so the printed things on it lose their shape and meaning and be broken down into just colors and textures).

Q: How long have you been creating collages and what made you start?
A: I've been creating paper cutouts for 8 years, and started collage with it about 3 years ago.

Q: Are you solely an artist, or do you work in another profession?
A: I am a godown (warehouse) keeper.

Q: Do you have any formal art training?
A: I took a night class in graphic design at a technical school once.

Q: Explain your favourite techniques.
A: I like working with the constraints of paper cutout and collage. Narrowing the possibilities brings another kind of boundlessness.

Q: Describe your favourite piece ever created.
A: I am pleased that the piece Hideous flowers flushed you out has a little bit of a Japanese-classic kind of feeling. It could be seen in the positions of the frog and the bird (contrast of response and motion). This is one of my dream journal, and I succeeded in recreating the atmosphere of the dream.

Q: What other artists do you admire?
A: Joseph Yoakum, David Hockney.

Thanks Mayuko!