Kazuko Todate, Professor at the Faculty of Art and Design Center of Liberal Arts, Tama Art University writes about the Shikokai movement:“In essence, Shikokai's ceramic objects are intricately...
Kazuko Todate, Professor at the Faculty of Art and Design Center of Liberal Arts, Tama Art University writes about the Shikokai movement:
“In essence, Shikokai's ceramic objects are intricately connected to the abstraction of automatism. This means that the method of creation is not grounded in detailed drawings or plans but relies on rough images or extremely sketchy outlines.
The artist determines the form as it unfolds before their eyes during the object's creation. While ceramics impose more restrictions compared to painting, this mindset of "thinking while making" has profoundly broadened the scope of expression in ceramic art.”