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buttai 53, 2018

Overview

Miho Dohi was born in 1974 Nara-prefecture, Japan, and currently works and lives in Kanagawa. Her artistic practice was developed after completion of postgraduate studies at Tokyo Zokei University in 2002.

Dohi’s unique creative process is something of an ongoing experiment, leading to mastery over form and function of several media. Beginning with common materials – including fabric, yarn, paper and wood, along with metals such as brass, copper and wire – being manipulated by hand into abstract shapes, Dohi continues to connect the pieces of material – sometimes painted, carved or twisted – constantly changing direction as the objects tumble over as a result of their altered centers of gravity. This process is not complete until a new form the artist has never witnessed is observed, thereby creating new meaning for both industrial and natural materials. The resulting abstract artifacts, cerebral in nature, occupy an unspecified space thereby affording the viewer limitless interpretations of each sculpture.

Works
  • buttai 104
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 104, 2024
    Wood, aluminum, brass, copper, cloth, acrylic and paint
    22 7/8 x 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 in
    58 x 30 x 22 cm
  • buttai 100
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 100, 2024
    Cotton, wood, cardboard, wire, acrylic, and paint
    12 1/4 x 15 x 21 5/8 in
    31 x 38 x 55 cm
  • buttai 102
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 102, 2024
    Copper, brass, wood, cloth, acrylic and paint
    24 3/8 x 14 5/8 x 7 1/2 in
    62 x 37 x 19 cm
  • buttai 106
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 106, 2024
    Wood
    24 x 4 x 2 3/8 in
    61 x 10 x 6 cm
  • fascinated うっとり
    Miho Dohi
    fascinated うっとり, 2024
    Wood, paper, frame, mirror, yarn and acrylic
    37 3/4 x 11 x 2 1/2 in
    96 x 28 x 6.5 cm
  • buttai 105
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 105, 2024
    Wood
    12 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 2 3/4 in
    31 x 26 x 7 cm
  • Anything will do なんでもいい
    Miho Dohi
    Anything will do なんでもいい, 2024
    Wood, paper, acrylic
    19 3/4 x 9 x 2 3/8 in
    50 x 23 x 6 cm
  • haha 笑
    Miho Dohi
    haha 笑, 2024
    Wood, paper, acrylic
    18 7/8 x 12 1/4 x 1 5/8 in
    48 x 31 x 4 cm
  • core strength お腹の力
    Miho Dohi
    core strength お腹の力, 2024
    Wood, paper, acrylic
    11 x 9 7/8 x 4 in
    28 x 25 x 10 cm
  • buttai 97
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 97, 2024
    Wood, brass, copper, cloth, acrylic and paint
    16 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 6 1/4 in
    42 x 65 x 16 cm
  • buttai 101
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 101, 2024
    Brass, copper, cloth, acrylic and paint
    12 1/4 x 26 3/4 x 21 5/8 in
    31 x 68 x 55 cm
  • buttai 54
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 54, 2019
    Brass, wire, wood, cloth, paper and paint
    9 x 12.6 x 8.6 inch
    24 x 32 x 22 cm
  • buttai 57
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 57, 2019
    Wood, aluminum, brass, copper, red ink, acrylic and paint
    8.6 x 16 x 15 inch
    22 x 40 x 38 cm
  • buttai 55
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 55, 2019
    Wood, brass, plaster, acrylic, and paint
    9 x 19 x 19 inch
    23 x 50 x 50 cm
  • buttai 59
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 59, 2019
    Brass plate, wood, copper, cloth, acrylic and other
    18.8 x 19 x 13 inch
    48 x 50 x 34 cm
  • buttai 58
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 58, 2019
    Plaster, cloth, wire, copper mesh, acrylic and other
    22.8 x 15.7 x 10.6inch
    58 x 40 x 27cm
  • buttai 56
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 56, 2019
    Plaster, cloth, cotton, thread, acrylic and paint
    7.8 x 21 x 21 inch
    20 x 54 x 54 cm
  • buttai 46
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 46, 2018
    Wood, brass, paper, cloth, and plaster
    14 x 17 x 15.7 inch
    37 x 44 x 40 cm
  • buttai 53
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 53, 2018
    Cotton, brass, copper, wire, acrylic and paint
    13.7 x 22 x 12 inch
    35 x 57 x 32 cm
  • buttai 50
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 50, 2018
    Plaster, brass, wire, cloth, thread, cotton
    7-7/8 x 13 x 8-1/4 inches
    20 x 33 x 21 cm
  • buttai 39
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 39, 2016
    Wood, thread, cloth and brass
    7 x 13 x 8.6 inch
    17 x 33 x 22 cm
  • buttai 36
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 36, 2015
    Cloth, wire, thread, brass plate, mixed media.
    8-1/4 x 13-3/4 x 12-5/8 inches
    21 x 35 x 32 cm
  • buttai 28
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 28, 2013
    Brass, cloth and paint
    17 x 15.7 x 9 inch
    43 x 40 x 25 cm
  • buttai 23
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 23, 2013
    Copper plate and acrylic.
    5 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 9 7/9inches
    15 x 24 x 25 cm
  • buttai 27
    Miho Dohi
    buttai 27, 2013
    Copper plate, acrylic and paint.
    22 x 8 7/8 x 11 3/8 inches
    56 x 20 x 29 cm
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