Shell shaped unglazed stoneware sculpture, 2010
Unglazed stoneware
8 1/4 x 13 x 9 7/8 in.
Inv# 6549
$ 3,950
Unglazed stoneware
8 1/4 x 13 x 9 7/8 in.
Inv# 6549
$ 3,950
Artist Bio
1952 Born in Kamaishi city, Iwate Prefecture
1979 Trained at Tsukamoto Ceramics Center in Mashiko, Tochigi prefecture
1985 Built own kiln in Tôno city, Iwate prefecture
1991 Won a prize in the Traditional Crafts New Works Exhibition
1994 Built a kiln in Tôwa-cho, Iwate prefecture
Itô Tadashi uses a rare type of gray clay, which is found at his kiln site in Iwate Prefecture. Before firing the clay, he covers it with a white clay that he scrapes off after firing. His saidei (colored-clay) works have the apearance of antique metal; this is achieved by repeated fiirings. Itô admires the work of Richard Lang, a British contemporary artist, and also draws inspiration from Jômon ware.
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Solo exhibitions:
1990 Gallery Pousse, Tokyo (also in '92, '94, '96, '98, ’00, ’02, and ‘04)
1996 Gallery Tôkyo, Tokyo (also in '97, '98, '00, '01, '02, '03, '04, ’06 and ‘08)
1997 Gallery Mukyô, Tokyo (also in '99, '01, '03 , '05 and 09)
1998 Meisô Gallery, Sendai (also in '00, '02, and '04)
2000 Gallery Tokado, Mito
2002 Gallery Utsuwa-Nanohana, Odawara
2004 Meguro Tôgeikan, Yokkaichi city, Mie prefecture (also in ’06)
2006 Tousai Gallery, Tokyo
2007 Touching Stone Gallery, Santa Fe, USA (also in ‘09)
2009 Gallery Mukyo, Ginza, Tokyo
Group exhibitions:
1991 Entry to Traditional Crafts New Work Exhibition
1996 Two-person exhibition, Gallery Tôkyo, Tokyo
2000 Two-person exhibition, Tôkadô, Mito
2002 Two-person exhibition, Utsuwa Na no Hana, Odawara
2008 Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony, Musée Tomo, Tokyo
2010 Japan Contemporary Crafts: 8 Materials, 11 Artisans, Salone Del Mobile, Milan, Italy
Public Collections:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
References:
“Ceramics Today: Itô Tadashi solo show,” in Honoho Geijutsu, no.51, Tokyo: Abe Shuppan, 1997, pp.74-75
“The Future of Ceramics, The Potential of Receptacles: Itô Tadashi,” in Honoho Geijutsu, no.61, Tokyo: Abe Shuppan, 2000, pp.8-10
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