{"title":"gemi","description":"\u003cp\u003egemi (げみ, b. 1989, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan) is an illustrator based in Tokyo. A graduate of the Japanese Painting course at Kyoto University of Art and Design (now Kyoto University of the Arts), gemi began working as an illustrator directly after graduating and has since drawn more than 400 book jackets, alongside textbook, advertising and CD artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pictures are quiet and pale in tone, usually built around a single figure in a landscape and the light that falls across it. Weather and the hour of the day carry much of the feeling; the first solo exhibition, in 2016, was titled \u003cem\u003eAme no Hanataba\u003c\/em\u003e (A Bouquet of Rain). Commissions include the cover of Tokyo Shoseki's \u003cem\u003eAtarashii Kokugo\u003c\/em\u003e school textbook, the Japanese Cabinet Office's television spot \u003cem\u003eKokoro no Barrier-Free\u003c\/em\u003e, a cherry-blossom edition of the Oi Ocha tea range, and cards for the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon TCG Pocket. In 2024 the magazine \u003cem\u003eIllustration\u003c\/em\u003e devoted a thirty-page feature to gemi's work and carried a new cover illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent exhibitions, held at The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, have explored how a digital palette translates into physical objects, most recently through UV-printed works that give the images a tactile surface. gemi's work is presented in Europe by Tokiol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSelected exhibitions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e2026 \u003cem\u003eUtsutsu no Soko de\u003c\/em\u003e, solo exhibition, The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e2025 \u003cem\u003eNijinda Iro o Tabanete\u003c\/em\u003e, solo exhibition, The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo\u003cbr\u003e2021 \u003cem\u003eKishikan no Shimiru Ashiato\u003c\/em\u003e, solo exhibition, The Artcomplex Center of Tokyo, Tokyo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePublications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGemi Artworks\u003c\/em\u003e, Genkosha, 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustration\u003c\/em\u003e No. 244 (cover and feature), Genkosha, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gemi-torino-youni-kimito","title":"Torino youni kimito","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchival pigment print on Canson Etching Rag 310 g\/m² paper. Image size 59.4 × 84.1 cm. A unique work, existing in this one state only, hand-signed by the artist, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Sold unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced to order in Japan; please allow around one month after payment before dispatch. For deliveries to the United States, import duties and taxes are prepaid by us; for other destinations outside the EU, import taxes and customs fees are payable by the recipient.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gemi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59113582625100,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1099\/9558\/9964\/files\/tokiol-gemi-torino-youni-kimito-grey.jpg?v=1791537411"},{"product_id":"gemi-heijitsu-no-vacances","title":"Heijitsu no vacances","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchival pigment print on Canson Etching Rag 310 g\/m² paper. Image size 59.4 × 84.1 cm. A unique work, existing in this one state only, hand-signed by the artist, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Sold unframed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced to order in Japan; please allow around one month after payment before dispatch. For deliveries to the United States, import duties and taxes are prepaid by us; for other destinations outside the EU, import taxes and customs fees are payable by the recipient.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"gemi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59113590915404,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1099\/9558\/9964\/files\/tokiol-gemi-heijitsu-no-vacances-grey.jpg?v=1791537412"}],"url":"https:\/\/tokiol.io\/collections\/gemi.oembed","provider":"TOKIOL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}