Chicago Art Artists Galleries
Fine
Bronze
Sculptures
by Aiko
Morioka
Artist
Biography
Aiko
Morioka
is
an
award
winning
bronze
sculptor
whose
work
is
defined
by
graceful
lines
and
a
meditative
quality.
After
a
long
and
successful
career
in
the
private
sector,
Aiko
returned
quite
serendipitously
to
the
artistic
persuasions
of
her
youth.
In
February
2009
Aiko`s
poem
"The
Return"
is
published
as
the
First
Prize
Winner
in
Sculptural
Pursuit
Magazine`s
competition
on
the
theme
of A
Journey
of
the
Mind.
Her
studio
in
Sausalito
is
open
by
appointment
and
she
participates
in
Marin
Open
Studios
in
May
and
the
ICB
Winter
Open
Studios
in
December.
ICB,
Gate
5
Road,
Studio
232,
Sausalito,
CA
94965
Phone:
415-867-5033
Email:
artbyaiko@aol.com
After
discovering
that
she
had
a
rare
gift
for
sculpting,
Aiko
immersed
herself
fully
in
anything
and
everything
about
sculpture.
Study
included
extensive
private
tutelage
with
both
notable
American
sculptors,
as
well
as
work
abroad
in
the
legendary
sculpture
center
of
the
world,
Peitrasanta,
Italy.
In
addition
to
her
expertise
in
the
technique
modeling
of
clay
and
bronze
casting,
Aiko
is
also
accomplished
sculpting
in
marble
and
welding
in
steel.
Aiko`s
classical
training
is
reflected
in
the
broad
scope
of
her
three-dimensional
expression.
Nature,
the
human
form
and
themes
based
in
ancient
wisdom
are
a
recurring
inspiration
and
presence
in
her
sculptures.
"I
love
the
grace
of
all
things
in
nature
and
the
human
form
above
all
remains
the
most
versatile
and
tangible
expression
of
emotion,"
Aiko
explains.
Currently
pursuing
three
separate
bodies
of
work,
her
elegant
sculptures
can
be
representational,
modern
or
earthy
abstractions.
Aiko`s
sculpture
has
broadly
published,
including
in
the
American
Art
Collector,
American
Art
Collectors
West
and
Art
of
Northern
California.
In
July
2006,
Southwest
Art
Magazine
highlighted
Aiko
as
"a
young
artist
to
watch."
Most
recently,
her
sculpture
"Balanced
Vision,"
was
selected
as
the
Grand
Prize
Winner
of
Sculptural
Pursuit
Magazine`s
Fourth
Annual
Art
&
Literary
Competition
on
the
theme
of
Universal
Peace.
It
was
featured
on
the
magazine`s
cover
with
an
in-depth
article
in
the
January
2008
issue.
Aiko`s
sculpture
was
also
featured
on
the
cover
of
Southwest
Art
Magazine`s
Sculpture
issue
in
August
2008
with
an
additional
article.
Aiko`s
work
is
widely
collected,
and
informs
both
private
and
corporate
collections
nationwide.
Aiko
is
represented
by
Desert
Art
Collection
in
Palm
Desert,
CA.
and
The
Churchill
Gallery
in
Newburyport,
MA.