Emi Ozawa

Emi Ozawa (born 1962) is a Japanese-born American visual artist, sculptor, and furniture designer. She is known for her woodworking that is also interactive sculpture, which she started creating in the early 1980s. Originally from Tokyo, Ozawa lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Biography Emi Ozawa was born in 1962 in Tokyo, Japan.

Ozawa creates painted wood wall sculptures that optically shift when viewed from different perspectives. These wall paintings are constructed from many pieces of wood that are screwed together to construct a multi-dimensional surface. Color is strategically arranged to create compositions that shift when viewed from different perspectives. Her sophisticated surface application and meticulous design reveal an emphasis on craftsmanship. Her work is associated with constructivism and minimalism.