General Concept 

In my daily work with clay, I have noticed that the clay, which is a collection of particles, keeps changing depending on external energy such as my fingers and gravity, and sometimes moves in a different direction than I intended. This has led me to feel that everything that happens in nature on a daily basis, such as water, air, fire, and soil, is moving. I am trying to create a moment of changing forms with clay.

Humans desire stability in their civilization, but everything is in a state of flux, and Japanese people have developed an aesthetic sense of transience and compassion by loving and dealing with nature, which is sometimes violent.

My work, while making use of the plasticity of the material ” clay,” expresses that all things have a fleeting existence and are subject to change, and is an attempt to express in a modern form the Japanese perception of all things as constantly changing.

Series Sac

The reason why I name my works “sacs” is because I am using clay to create closed, bag-like spaces that are different from the space I am in.

Series Extension

I don’t make the sketch in advance for the series of “Extension”. The lump of clay becomes the base form and I add the clay on that, and stretch or twist impromptu that as the clay speaks to me. This production style can express more free spirit to me, and easy to make the interesting forms as well as the surface that can reflect the lights and shadows.

Normally the forms are created by extended the sheet of clay, so this series is called “Extension”.

Bio

1984     B.F.A. Kanazawa College of Art

1961     Born in Osaka

Major Solo Exhibitions:

2019    Gallery Naufu, Gifu (’16, ’13, ’10, ’07, ’04)

Ichinose Kouta Memorial Museum, Gifu (’97)

2018    Space Ohara, Gifu (’15, ’12, ’07, ‘06)

2016    Gallery Tao, Tokyo

Group Exhibitions:

2021    Spreading from Mino,Japan The Present Situation of Ceramic Art,

Gallery Voice, Gifu

2018     Shino,Oribe: From Momoyama to Nowadays, Yokohama Sogo Museum, Kanagawa

Kensha Folks, Gallery Suki, Yokkaichi

2017     Favorite Forms, Gallery Suki, Yokkaichi

Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennnale, Pray: CHerishing Life, Korea

2016     Opening Ceremony Exhibition for Kasama College of Ceramic Art, Ibaraki

2015     Hikarino Niwa, Imura Toshimi & Harayama Kenichi, Tajimi Ceramic Museum

2014    MINO Ceramic Exhibition, Gifu

2008    Taiwan Ceramics Biennaie

2006    Kogei rather than Flowers, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

SOFA Chicago, NY

2005    Mino Ceramic Exhibition, Gifu

2004    Ceramics Now, Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu

Hijo no Obje, 11 Ceramic Artists, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

2003    Faenza, International Ceramic Competition

Challenge to the Design and Arts, Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu

AWARDS:

1995    Ceramics Section Grand Prix , Mino International Ceramic Competition

1994    Grand Prize, Shigaraki Ceramic Competition

1993    Second Prize, Chosansho Competition

COLLECTIONS:

Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Ibaraki

Faenza Ceramic Museum, Italy

National Crafts Museum , Kanazawa

Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Argentina

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

City of Mizunami

Japan Foundation

Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu

Ichinokura Sakazuki Art Museum, Gifu

Tajimi Ceramic Museum, Gifu

Toshin Mino Ceramic Museum, Gifu

Mosaic tile Museum Tajimi, GIfu