Mie Kongo: Reminiscing

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interior gallery view with sculptures on display

Installation View

sculpture of shelf with book like objects and a tree branch

At the bay
2021, porcelain, wood, glass, acrylic, wool felt, metal, paint, 15.5 x 15 x 4 inches

wood and porcelain sculpture, long with a curved handle at the end

Untitled
2022, porcelain, wood, glaze, wool felt, 8 x 40 x 5.5 inches

Installation view

white porcelain shelf with porcelain boxes and a blue glass piece on top

Untitled
2022, porcelain, aluminum, glass, 12 x 7 x 10 inches

large, free standing sculpture of a table with porcelain blocks and curved shapes on the side

From the green window
2022, porcelain, wood, metal, wool felt, paint, 37 x 29.5 x 59.25 inches

Installation view

round yellow porcelain circle on a tree branch with a yellow porcelain ball hanging off of it

Punctuation
2021, porcelain, wood, Mason’s line, paint, 17 x 35 x 3.5 inches

scalloped white porcelain shelf with a round tube of porcelain on top

Untitled
2022, porcelain, wool felt, plastic, 8 x 11 x 2 inches

Installation View

porcelain sculpture mounted on a wood background, a tree branch balanced on top of several porcelain forms

Bois Blanc
2022, porcelain, wood, plastic, wool felt, metal, paint, 14.5 x 24 x 4.5 inches

long wood and porcelain sculpture, two pieces of wood with porcelain shapes balanced on top

Untitled
2022, porcelain, wood, metal, wool felt, 4 x 38 x 2 inches

honeycomb wood on top of pocelain shapes

Untitled
2021, porcelain, wood, plastic, metal, paint, 9.5 x 26.5 x 2 inches

large, free standing sculpture, geometrical wood frames with yellow panels

Untitled
2022, porcelain, wood, fabric, metal, paint, 85 x 50 x 35 inches

interior gallery view featuring free standing sculptures

Installation View

About the Artist

With porcelain as its central material, Mie Kongo’s work employs a range of materials including metal, felt, wood, glass, and plastics. Through playful yet structured experimentation she strives to create sculptural compositions that bring these elements into balance, sometimes precariously but always perfectly. She is Chicago-based artist and educator whose work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.

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