Monami Ohno

Monami Ohno
Born (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991
Websitehttps://mbrid01.wixsite.com/monamour-monaroom

Monami Ohno (born 24 October 1991)[1] is a Japanese contemporary artist and sculptor who works with cardboard to create intricate sculptures.[2] Subjects of her sculptures are varied, including vehicles, tanks, monsters like Godzilla, instruments, and realistic looking food packaging.[3]

Career

Ohno attended the Osaka University of Arts, she had become inspired to become an animator after watching Neon Genesis Evangelion.[4] She first began working with cardboard during a stop motion animation assignment. Wanting to save money, she began working with the cardboard boxes that her Amazon orders arrived in.[5] Her work received positive feedback and she began to focus on creating more cardboard sculptures.[4][6]

Originally Ohno's work was flat, as she struggled to produce 3D shapes out of the material. But as her skills developed, the scale and complexity of the figures grew.[4] When beginning a work, she draws a rough sketch on cardboard to figure out the scale before cutting out the design. When assembling her sculptures she uses glue and water to help shape cardboard.[2] To create depth in her sculptures Ohno cuts the surface layer of the cardboard, exposing the corrugated inside.[7]

In 2023 her work was featured in The Hidden World of Stationery Art exhibition held in Nihombashi Takashimaya Shopping Center.[8]

In 2024 a solo exhibition of her work was held at the Kaiyodo Space Factory Nankoku.[9] Another solo exhibition was held in May, in Kichijoji, Tokyo.[10]

References

  1. ^ "profile". monamour-monaroom (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  2. ^ a b Campbell, Joseph (31 August 2021). "Thinking out of the box: Japanese artist makes life-like cardboard sculptures". Reuters.
  3. ^ Richman-Abdou, Kelly (2017-04-28). "Japanese Artist Transforms Old Amazon Cardboard Boxes into Amazing Sculptures". My Modern Met. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  4. ^ a b c Margolis, Eric (2022-02-11). "Pop Culture Calculated in Cardboard | Culture". Metropolis Japan. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  5. ^ Atwell, Cabe (2017-05-16). "Manufacturing with Cardboard: The Artwork of Monami Ohno". Machine Design. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  6. ^ designboom, christina petridou I. (2021-10-19). "monami ohno carves out cardboards to form astonishing intricate sculptures". designboom | architecture & design magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  7. ^ "「スター・ウォーズ」のメカ→2カ月半かけて"まさかの材料"で完全再現！ 設計図なしで生み出す圧倒的クオリティーに「頭の中どうなってるの!?」（1/2） | カルチャー・アート ねとらぼ". ねとらぼ (in Japanese). 2025-12-18. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  8. ^ "The Hidden World of Stationery Art （Nihombashi Takashimaya 8F Hall）". Tokyo Art Beat. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  9. ^ "このハンバーガー、段ボール？ 南国市の海洋堂SＦで本物そっくりアート展 | 高知新聞". www.kochinews.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-02-09.
  10. ^ "ダンボール女子・大野萌菜美さん個展、吉祥寺で5月17日(金)～21日(火)まで。入場無料". イベントチェッカー (in Japanese). 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
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