Contemporary Japan Ceramic Artist

In addition he received awards such as the asahi award in the contemporary ceramic art exhibition in 1953 the japan ceramics society best artisan award in 1955 a grand prix in the brussels international exposition in 1958 and top prize in the washington state international ceramics awards in 1963.

Contemporary japan ceramic artist. Like a piece of pop art for the craft world kimiyo mishima s vibrant pieces are intensely fun and as a result mishima has become one of japan s most prominent ceramic artists with her work being exhibited world wide beginning her career as a painter pottery became her canvas for silk screen printing where she transfers printed matter such as magazines and newspapers often with a. That wasn t the case 20 or 30 years ago when there were. He uses a mixture of graphic patterns dramatic angles and combinations of layers to form his perspective defying pots as he calls them. Takashi murakami is one of japan s most iconic contemporary artists.

Sekisui v hails from a japanese ceramics dynasty that has forged mumyōi or red clay vessels for 14 generations laden with ferric oxide the clay is collected from the gold mines of sado island where the artist was born and continues to operate his family s eponymous kiln. From prehistoric pottery to ancient greek amphoras from the rise of porcelain in asia and europe to the arts and crafts movement in england and the u s ceramic traditions have long fascinated artists and infiltrated their practices in the contemporary art world this was never more clear. Japanese ceramics for the new century on view at japan society in new york city expands on a 2005 exhibit at the museum of fine arts mfa boston. It s really nice to see how contemporary japanese ceramic art is being embraced by world collectors museums and galleries he said.

Curated by joe earle and matsutaro shoriki chair department of art of asia oceania and africa at the mfa the earlier show drew exclusively from the collection of new yorkers halsey and alice north. Founder of the superflat movement and the kaikai kiki artist collective murakami has developed and supported the careers of many of his contemporaries. Later on secular arts gained importance and it was under the influence of western zen and indigenous philosophies that modern japanese art flourished. The ceramic vessels of brooklyn based artist cody hoyt are some of the most intriguing and unconventional in contemporary art today.

We are proud of the quality and rarity of the items offered and look forward to working with you. Artists and artisans working with ceramics have steadily contributed to the art world for centuries. Based in kyoto we have been handling modern and contemporary ceramics for more than a decade and are dedicated to bringing these high quality artist works post 1940 including those of many living national treasures to collectors abroad.