Koinuma Michio 肥沼美智雄 1936-2021
Sake Bottle 徳利
Stoneware
H6"xDia3.5"
H15.2xDia8.9cm
H15.2xDia8.9cm
With Wood Box
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Koinuma Michio’s ceramics stay within the stoneware tradition that characterizes Mashiko production. His works that seem to originate in an archaeological dig but are in reality contemporary productions. In particular,...
Koinuma Michio’s ceramics stay within the stoneware tradition that characterizes Mashiko production. His works that seem to originate in an archaeological dig but are in reality contemporary productions. In particular, he was inspired by Chinese bronze forms excavated from archaeological sites in ancient Han dynasty China, as well as the warring states period. Not only does he frequently practice this archaic referencing, he also blends these forms inspired by the geometric abstraction movement in the US. The result are these sleek, modern ceramic forms that are historically rooted. This vase is covered with gray ash, evoking an aged surfacescape. His works have been collected by the Brooklyn Museum, NY; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; The Palace Museum, Taipei; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and more.
"彫文" means a carved design. 彫 infers sculpting, chiselling, carving, etc.
Artist CV
"彫文" means a carved design. 彫 infers sculpting, chiselling, carving, etc.
Artist CV
1936 Born in Ome, Tokyo
1970 Builds a kiln in Mashiko, Tochigi, and becomes independent
1974 Awarded the Excellence Prize at the North Kanto Art Exhibition
1975 Held a solo exhibition in Ginza, Tokyo
1976 Held an exhibition in Tokyo, challenging the extreme beauty of molding
1982 Exhibited at the Asian Art Festival and the Lighthouse Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
1984 Held a solo exhibition in Otemachi, Tokyo
1991 Received the Tochigi Prefecture Marronnier Culture Award
2009 "Michio Hinuma and Jun Wagatsuma Two-person Ceramic Exhibition" at Gallery Yujitsu, Tochigi, Japan