Eri Maeda

Eri Maeda is a Japanese visual artist based in Paris, working primarily with ceramics and photography. She creates hand-built, vividly colored stoneware sculptures that transform everyday objects into surreal, creature-like hybrids. Her work explores rebellion against social norms, gender expectations, and the subtle codes of behavior shaped by her upbringing in Tokyo.

Influenced by her background in branding and marketing, Maeda examines how visual language shapes desire and perception. Her signature “monster” figures act as both satire and resistance, absorbing and confronting toxic societal messages.

Combining pop colors, glossy finishes, and unsettling details, her work balances dark humor with critique. Through sculpture and staged photography, Maeda blurs the line between the familiar and the absurd, inviting viewers to question everyday rituals and hidden social pressures.

Selected shows

2026: “COME MEET THE MONSTERS”, Solo Show, Triquetra Artist Collective, Paris, France
2025: “IS THERE A ROOM FOR GAME ?”, Group Show, GALERIE PORTE B, Paris, France
2025: “Blooming of Heritage”, Group Show, Sato Gallery, Paris, France
2024: “Inappropriate“, Solo Show, Laforet Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
2024: “A REAL WOMAN“, The Artichoke, The Gallery Season4, London, U.K.
2024: Catawiki, International Women's Day auction, Curated.
2023: "Double & Duality," Gallery N51, Milan, Italy
2023: 1000 vases, Paris, France