Japanese Contemporary Ceramic Artists

A global survey of 100 of today s most important clay and ceramic artists chosen by leading art world professionals.

Japanese contemporary ceramic artists.

We represent various japanese artists who creates both sculpture work and utilitarian work. Pottery is one of the oldest crafts and art forms in japan. That wasn t the case 20 or 30 years ago when there were. Is an art gallery located in upper east side of new york city.

Clay and ceramics have in recent years been elevated from craft to high. For information on those who work primarily in film television advertising manga anime video games or performance arts please see the relevant respective articles. Our selection of ceramics pieces focuses on form material craftsmanship. Contemporary japanese ceramics exhibition open from sat mar 09 2019 to sun jan 05 2020 featuring an in depth selection of important works by master japanese ceramic artists of the last eighty years this exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see significant examples of avant garde approaches to clay.

It s really nice to see how contemporary japanese ceramic art is being embraced by world collectors museums and galleries he said. The works range from painstakingly crafted porcelains inspired by chinese prototypes to rough hewn vessels that revel in the happy accidents of wood fired kilns. Ceramic culture has thrived there for more than 15 000 years with a focus on practical objects especially pots that are used during the tea ceremony. Vitamin c celebrates the revival of clay as a material for contemporary visual artists featuring a wide range of global talent as selected by the world s leading curators critics and art professionals.

In 1948 the group sodeisha began the movement toward modern ceramics challenging the tradition of functional pottery. This list is intended to encompass japanese who are primarily fine artists. Here we explore the groundbreaking work of some of these avant garde contemporary ceramic artists. While plenty of artists have preserved the customary look and feel of the ancient craft many have opted to reinvigorate the medium through experimental approaches and unconventional aesthetics.

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. We specialize in japanese contemporary ceramics.