Photo of Kamoda at home in Mashiko from 1974 with pots featuring his trademark red-green-white swirls set out before him, on p195 of Aoki Hiroshi, ed., Kamoda Shōji (Inshōsha, 2004). MINNEAPOLIS — ...
Out of all of Japanese pottery master Kondo Takahiro’s works, the ones that came after the largest earthquake in his country’s history feel particularly resonant. As the disaster became known, 3/11 ...
On the inside of the bowl, where the viewer looks down at the lotus leaves and blossoms from above the pond, Yohei III evoked dewdrops with small dollops of porcelain that rise above the glazed blue ...
Known for her work on "Adventure Time," artist Ako Castuera has a second life as a ceramicist inspired by Southern California ...
Kintsugi is the traditional Japanese art of repairing ceramics with lacquer and gold dust. The idea is to highlight the imperfections of a piece and celebrate its new form, rather than hide its chips ...
On June 6, Ackland Art Museum opened its current exhibition, “Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists From Japan.” The exhibit was organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and comes from the major ...
In this series, Lagniappe presents works from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. This vibrant glass vessel is many things at once. It is a contained riot ...
It’s a rare thing to break new technical ground in any art form—especially one that’s tens of thousands of years old. Yet Masaomi Yasunaga does just that with his sculptures that draw on Japanese ...
Clay vessels are remarkably durable, yet they are vulnerable to breakage if mishandled or dropped. This small exhibition presents 13 ceramics from China, Vietnam, Korea, and Japan that were mended and ...
Japan has a long and colorful history of dining communally outside, with a culture of intricately painted boxes specifically made for the enjoyment of food in the fresh air with friends and family.
Is the Latin Mass for Freaks? Pots by women merge tradition and adventure. A couple of weeks ago, I was in Dallas and saw the Dallas Museum of Art’s impressive new show on Van Gogh’s olive tree ...
When John Hasegawa isn’t busy teaching ceramics classes at Mt. Hood Community College, he’s in his home studio creating new and intricate pieces that reflect his Japanese and American identities. His ...