MINAKO YOSHINO ART & MONUMENT


artworks



Minako's art expresses a profound yet simple acceptance of our interconnectedness and unity with all things in the universe. She calls this the "Cosmic Connection" — the central theme that runs through all of her work.



LOVERS
RIVERSIDE PARK, NYC
2014 - 2015





2015 - 2018
Edgewater NJ, TARRYTOWN NY
+ Hearst tower NYC





LOVERS
2015
edgewater・NJ



THE SLEEPING MERMAID"
2015
edgewater, nj



THE HUDSON RIVER SPIRIT
2016
tArrytown, new york


HEARST TOWER
57th
Manhattan, new york



Hudson River spirit 2016



Currently the largest carved sculpture in bluestone in the world. The original stone was 18 tons, final piece size 155" long x 70"high x 46"wide, installed in Tarrytown, NY.　



Hudson River Spirit



Carved from 18 tons bluestone

Installed in Tarrytown NY

2016



HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL GARDEN 2018



Sculpture of ”Children reading a history book" on the center of David's star benches in the Holocaust Memorial Garden. They are learning about the past and thinking about how to achieve World Peace. Installed in Congregation Ahavath Torah, Englewood Synagogue, NJ,



CHILDREN READING A HISTORY BOOK



The dogwood tree behind of statue is the symbol of Jewish Life. The only word in the history book is "Remember." This sculpture installed in the Holocaust Memorial Garden, Congregation Ahavath Torah, Englewood Synagogue, NJ, USA in 2018..



LOVERS
TOYAMA station monument, JAPAN
2019-2020





25TON MARBLE BLOCK FROM QUARRY



PRODUCTION
IN ITALY



INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING



INSTALLATION
IN JAPAN



LOVERS TOYAMA STATION MONUMENT, JAPAN
Unveiling ceremony
03-21-2020



The original marble block from Carrara quarry in Italy was 25 tons, Final statue became 345cm high with a 200cm high pedestal. Installed in front of Toyama Station North Entrance, Japan.



Toyama station monument - lovers
Unveiling ceremony
03-21-2020



The original marble block from Carrara quarry in Italy was 25 tons, Final statue became 345cm high with a 200cm high pedestal. Installed in front of Toyama Station North Entrance, Japan.




SNS LOVERS photo contest
2021



"One day with Lovers"



hirofumi seki



Lovers on the snowy night



ichiro goshima



Burning Autum



Junko Kawamura



Meet at Lovers



nobuko shinohara



OKUDA SHRINE(奥田神社) , TOYAMA JAPAN
DEDICATION ceremony
11-01-2023



The prototype clay statue of the Lovers Monument north of Toyama Station was dedicated to Okuda Shrine as a sacred object.



Toyama station monument - lovers
Unveiling ceremony
03-21-2020



The original marble block from Carrara quarry in Italy was 25 tons, Final statue became 345cm high with a 200cm high pedestal. Installed in front of Toyama Station North Entrance, Japan.



SEIGETSU
Perpetual Care Memorial SITE
RYUENJI, MIYAGI, JAPAN
2024