Aya Toshikawa, also known as Lady Kawai, born in 1979 in Kobe, Japan, has integrated animation into the world of fine arts.
The Japanese artist is known for depicting beautiful manga characters, lascivious girls and other provocative subjects that seduce the viewer's imagination.
Originating as a distinctly Japanese cultural trend, the concept soon evolved into the world-wide phenomenon it is today, spreading through many aspects of modern of life, including art.
Being part of sales in major auction houses such as Christies, Cornette de Saint Cyr, Drouot or Artcurial
With results between +27% and +255% above the mid-estimate prices, Aya Toshikawa is an artist to follow closely and a must if you’re a collector.
The success of Japanese art at auction in 2020, it is undeniable that the market is now far exceeding that estimate.
Shuya5, estimated between 55 000€ and 65 000€, was sold at 76 000€.
Very popular both in Japan and in the rest of the world, manga, the Japanese comics, have they own recognizable style. Although each manga artist’s technique is distinct and unique, the common feature is the large eyes and long hair. Toshikawa’s girls have attractive faces and great bodies emphasized with their minimalistic clothes.
Toshikawa's innovative style stands out by reimagining one of japans most famous manga figure with new materials.
Both sculptures are made of white marble carved.
2012 Permanent Exhibition Sculptures , Galerie Ariel Sibony , Paris France
2012 AnyWhichWay , Galerie BelAirFineArt , Geneve , Geneve , Switzerland
2011 Collective Show, Rize Art Gallery, Naarden, The Netherlands
2011 Collective Show , Galerie Alain Daudet, Toulouse , France
2011 CrazyNoodles Show , Galerie Marie Ricco , Calvi , France
2011 Pop Art Show , Galerie des Lices, Saint Tropez , France
2011 Collective Show , Absolute Gallery, Brugge , Belgium
2011 Show CrazyNoodles , Sibman Gallery , Paris ,France
2011 ColorFull , Galerie Ariel Sibony , Paris France
2011 ARTAMSTERDAM (ARTFAIR), RAI Edition 28 , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
2010 Nippon Neo Pop in Paris, Galerie Jacob Paulett, Paris, France
2010 Nippon Collective Show, Galerie Ariel Jakob, Paris, France
2010 CrazyColors , Opera GALLERY, Paris, France
2010 LILLE ART FAIR (ARTFAIR), Palais des Expositions de Lille, Lille, France
2010 ARTAMSTERDAM (ARTFAIR),RAI Edition 26 , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
2010 Manga in Amsterdam, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2009 The World... a Cartoon, Willem Kerseboom Gallery, The Netherlands
2009 SCOPE BASEL(ARTFAIR), KASERN Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2009 SCOPE NEW YORK (ARTFAIR), 355 West 36th Street, New York, USA
2009 SLICK PARIS (ARTFAIR), le 104, Paris, France
2009 Nippon 2009, Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France
2009 From Kyoto to Tokyo, Collective Show, Galerie JacobPaulett, Paris, France
2009 Shogun in PokemonLand, Opera GALLERY, Geneva, Switzerland
2009 ARTPARIS (ARTFAIR), GrandPalais, Paris, France
2009 ARTAMSTERDAM (ARTFAIR),RAI Edition 25 , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
2008 NeoPop Made in JAPAN, Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France
2008 Tokyo Express, Opera Gallery, London, UK
2008 Inside Japan, La 5eme Galerie, Paris, France
2008 Wonderland, , Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition, Opera Gallery, Hong Kong, China
2008 ARTLONDON (ARTFAIR), Royal Hospital, London, UK
2016 Permanent Exhibition, TRIBES gallery, Tel Aviv , Israel
2016 KAWAI Show , Gallery 32, TelAviv , Israel
2016 Permanent Exhibition, Galerie Alain Daudet , Toulouse , France
2016 Crazy noodles gang !, Opera Gallery Singapore , Singapore
2016 Collective Show, Guerrero Gallery, Miami, USA
2016 Permanent Presentation, Happy Art Gallery , Cannes , France
2016 Collective Show, LTBart Gallery, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
2016 Nippon Neo Pop Show, ZK Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2016 CrazyNoodles Show, Galerie Ariel Jakob , Paris , France
2016 Colorfull, Guerrero Fine Art , Barcelona, Sitges, Spain
2015 Collective Show , Opera Gallery Dubai , Dubai , UAE
2015 PandaSan and friends , SIBMAN Gallery , Paris , France
2015 Permanent show , Gallery Bel Air Fine Art , Crans Montana, Switzerland
2015 Icons PartII , Gallery 32 , TelAviv , Israel
2015 Magnificent Contemporary Art , Opera Gallery Hong Kong , Hong Kong , China
2015 CrazyNoodles Show, Opera Gallery Singapore , Singapore
2015 Collective Show, LTBart Gallery , Ciudad de Mexico , Mexico
2014 Collective Show , Opera Gallery Hong Kong ,Hong Kong , China
2014 Pop Sculptures , Opera Gallery Paris, Paris , France
2014 ColorFull , Galerie Ariel Sibony , Paris, France
2014 Collective Show , Opera Gallery Singapore , Singapore
2014 Permanent Presentation , Happy Art Gallery , Cannes , France
2014 Icons , Gallery 32 , TelAviv , Israel
2014 Collective Show , Galerie Absolute , Saint Paul de Vence , France
2014 This is Tokyo , SIBMAN Gallery , Paris , France
2014 Permanent Exhibition , BelAirFineArt Geneve , Geneve , Switzerland
2014 Opening Show LTBart Gallery, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
2014 Permanent Exhibition , Galerie Alain Daudet , Toulouse , France
2013 Permanent Exhibition Sculptures , Galerie SIBMAN , Paris France
2013 Nippon Pop Show , SIBMAN Gallery , Paris , France
2013 Opening Collective Show , Gallery32 , TelAviv, Israel
2013 Mad Show , Maddog Gallery , Ibiza , Spain
2013 Permanent Presentation , Happy Art Gallery , Cannes , France
2012 Pop Art Show , Luca Fine Art , Verbier , Switzerland
2012 Pop Show , Gallery Bel Air Fine Art , Crans Montana, Switzerland
2012 CrazyNoodles Show , Gallerie Ariel Jakob , Paris , France
2012 Permanent Presentation , Happy Art Gallery , Cannes , France