Yuiko Amano

Biography

Yuiko Amano was born in 1990 in Tsukuba City and grew up in Boulder, Colorado and Nara city, Japan. She excelled in science and engineering and later attended university in Kyoto, where she majored in civil engineering. After graduating, she participated in the research and development of observational instruments (e.g. hydrophone). Following this, she moved to London and began a new major in architecture and urban design. Later, her interest shifted to the field of fine art and she focused on her representative language and was based in the sculpture studio at the Royal College of Art. After graduation, she based studio in Canary Wharf, Docklands.

What’s your background?
I majored in civil engineering at university, and afterwards, I was involved in the development of observation equipment that made full use of acoustic engineering. Then, I went to London to study architecture and urban design but decided to pursue art through a sculpture course at the Royal College of Art. I am currently based in London and working as acontemporary artist.
 
What does it mean to you to win the Collectors Art Prize?
Winning an award is a milestone in my career as an artist. It is also an important point of contact for linking my activities with society and the world.
 
What do you think is the role of art in the world today?
I have a slightly more realistic opinion of art. Some people think that art is special, but I see it as a blueprint that explains the modern world. Just as science is a“force for authority,” art is an extreme “excuse for wealth.” However, neither scientists nor artists are working for that purpose. I think they rely on those reasons economically.
 
What would it be if you could change one thing about the art world?
It has been a long time since art has been called a tool to raise or incite issues in the world, but I believe that if art can change the world, it is by stimulating human activity. When humans are active, they produce value,meaning they become wealthy, contributing to theworld’s wealth.
 
What are your most significant professional achievements?
I am still a developing artist, but if I have any achievements at the moment, I would say that I have been able to propose possible methods of expression for the present and the future to those who have seen my small work at exhibitions. I would like to do more of such activities in the future.
 
What do you wish to tell viewers about your work that might not come out explicitly? What do you hope to inspire with your artwork?
I don’t really like presentations that confuse the viewer. Being a scientist by nature, I basically prefer more rational methods. What I want to convey to the viewers are possibilities, which I don’t mean in a subjective, positive sense, but as an objective probability.
 
What advice would you give to the upcoming generation of artists?
I am still an artist in the process of developing, but to those who want to pursue a career as an artist, I have a simple advice: 1. Think about yourself. 2. Think about the public/society. 3. Think about time.
 
In what direction would you like to see your career go in the next five years?
I still have many artworks I want to make, and the production is difficult. For the next few years, I will work on production carefully. I would like to carry out the things I have planned one by one. There are infinite expressions, but there is always a finite amount of time available, which can be the greatest challenge for an artist.
Country United Kingdom

Website https://www.yuikoamano.co.uk