The Diary of Wonders by Tomio Nitto

The Diary of Wonders (ebook) 
by Tomio Nitto

For several decades, Tomio Nitto has worked as a successful illustrator in North America. His weekly column in MONDAY ARTPOST reveals another side of his creative life—sketches drawn directly from his notebooks. Eschewing the camera, his notebook becomes his “point-and-shoot.” These sketches are warm and tranquil, filled with an interior tenderness and an eye for subtle detail.

In 2021, Nitto presented yet another facet of his vision in an exhibition at 50 GLADSTONE. In this series, he painted—using only white—over found objects, creating quietly transformative works. Holly Lee wrote the exhibition text for the accompanying catalogue, 60 Wonders. For this full-scale publication, Holly and Ka-sing collaborated on the caption titles for each piece, written bilingually in English and Chinese, enriching the “wonders” with a surreal and imaginative dimension.

The resulting book became a poetic and organic journey—a diary of visual and emotional discoveries.

The Diary of Wonders (ebook) 
8x10 inch, 86 pages.

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US$20.00