Enjoy the new daily life with "Japanese Hybrid Art" from Minami Aoyama, Tokyo, JAPAN

書道家 万美 Calligrapher MAMI / MAMIMOZI


書道家 万美 
Calligrapher MAMI /  MAMIMOZI

(書・カリグラフィティー / 東京都在住)


9歳で筆を持ち、高校時代より書家を志す。
古典に立脚した書道と、様々なカルチャーとの共通点を見出し
数多くのコラボレーションを実現。
日本各地、世界各国を巡る。

MAMI was born in 6/6/1990 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
She picked up the brush at the early age of nine. 

By high school, her intimate struggle for self expression could be seen in her strokes. 
Fusing the visual language of graffiti, a product of Hip Hop culture, and traditional calligraphy,

MAMI has established her own sense of style - ‘Calligraf2ity.’ 

Through her solo exhibitions and performances, her unique expression has circled the globe, starting from Japan and extending to other parts of Asia, and to Europe, America, Africa, and Australia.
Currently, she is located in her native Japan, in Tokyo, while she travels the world to share her distinctive style.


Calligraphy + Graffiti = Calligraf2ity

2は、ひぃふぅみぃよぉ〜…と数える日本の文化
そして、書道 (Calligraphy) とグラフィティ (Graffiti) の"2"つのカルチャーが重なる
次(2)世代の伝統。という意味を込めてのCalligraf2ity

A modern twist on a traditional Japanese art form; “Calligraf2ity”
combines the hip hop culture of graffiti with another form of linguistic art: Japanese calligraphy.
Calligraphy + Graffiti = Calligraf2ity
What does this mean?
“2" representing the sound “fu” goes back to the traditional Japanese counting system:
Hi fu mi yo… (for 1, 2, 3, 4…).
Merging Japanese calligraphy with graffiti,
these “two” seemingly disparate cultures make up the fu(2)ture culture of Calligraf2ity.



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