Rei Omori Holds the Power of Materials in Her Hands

Rei Omori first encountered clay at the age of four, and since then, the materials and creativity have never left her hands. She was born in Hawaii but grew up in Kyoto in Japan.

She studied sculpture at university, where she experimented with other materials such as wood and stone. Her style can be described as crude: her paintings, like her pottery, are often monochrome and primitive.

The unpredictable nature of the production process taught this artist that she cannot control everything in life. ‘When you make a mistake working with some materials, it’s impossible to undo it. Natural causes of materials have taught me to enjoy mistakes rather than trying to avoid them‘, she confesses. She therefore gives her ideas free rein and her creations regularly take on abstract shapes.

Now, her painting masterpieces have been ordered by the department store Hankyu Men’s and the boutique hotel in the historical antique art district of Furumonzen Kyoto ‘Art Mon Zen’ , where her painted mural depicts an ocean wave of good fortune. The power of her artwork does the rest.