"Dragonfly" φ7.6×h5.7cm
Exhibition by four glass artists
At the Seiko House Hall in Ginza Wako, a group exhibition will be held from July 3rd (Thurs) to July 13th (Sun) with the theme of "Admiring with a Heartfelt Touch" featuring four glass craft artists, Akiba Aya, Kawakita Tomoka, Motoki Yoko, and Yamazaki Yo.
Akiba Aya expresses the little joys she feels in her daily life through core glass and burner work techniques, as if she were collecting treasures.
Tomoka Kawakita also uses the core glass technique to create works that use familiar plants and flowers as motifs, while being conscious of the transparency of frosted glass and its relationship with light.
Yoko Motoki carves designs into blown glass using sandblasting, then applies multiple layers of enamel paint to create a colorful world with depth. Her works are appealing as they capture the changing of the seasons and the fleeting sparkle of life of living creatures in the glass.
Yamazaki Yo, who is attracted to the quiet obsession with life in familiar plants and animals, captures moments that move her heart with enamel paint on transparent glass that she has blown herself.
This exhibition will bring together beautiful and adorable palm-sized pieces, such as lidded containers, vessels, objet d'art, obi clasps, glass beads, and more, each of which is infused with the artist's individual thoughts. Please come and see the many small treasures that will add color to your daily life.
"Roadside Oasis" φ6.6×h4.5cm
Aya Akiba
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1978
Graduated from Tama Art University in 2003 with a degree in glass crafts. Since graduating, he has been active in solo exhibitions and special exhibitions.
2012 Japanese Glass YGP Exhibition (Daikanyama Hillside Forum, etc.)
2019 and 2022 "Akiba Aya Glass Exhibition" (Kitazawa Museum of Art)
"Flower Water Purifier Awaaoi" φ5.7×h3.2cm, Glass beads φ2.4～2.5cm each
Yuka Kawakita
Born in Mie Prefecture in 1972
1994: Started making glass beads with Burnawork
In 2002, he established the studio "Ifu" together with woodworker Eizo Kawakita.
2010: Started creating works using core glass techniques, and has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions
"Dragonfly" φ7.6×h5.7cm
Yoko Motoki
Born in Tokyo in 1972
1994 Graduated from Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Science, Department of Applied Chemistry
2004: Studied under his father, Masataka Kurozumi
2005 – Attended glassblowing classes at Sai Glass Studio in Kawasaki (until 2009)
2010: Established a studio in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
(From the left) "Silbizia julibrissin and Cat" φ6×h7.3cm, "Trumpet Creeper and Cat" φ5.4×h7.1cm
Yo Yamazaki
Born in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1978
2003 Graduated from Tama Art University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Crafts, Glass Course
2015 Solo exhibition "Flowers Sing" (Kitazawa Museum of Art) (17, 24)
2017 Solo Exhibition "Flower Shadow" at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, 6th floor Art and Craft Salon (2020 "Flower Smile", 2023 "Fragments of Memory"
2018 Asahi Shimbun special feature "Her 10 Years" article
Selected for the 2023/2024 Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition
"Glass Love by Four People Exhibition"
July 3rd (Thu) – July 13th (Sun)
Venue: Seiko House Hall (Seiko House 6th floor, 4-5-11 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Contact: 03-3562-2111 (main number)
Business hours: 11:00-19:00 (until 17:00 on the last day)
Closed: Open all year round Admission: Free Organizer: Wako
◎Wako Hall has been renamed "Seiko House Hall."
We will be communicating with the world in a variety of ways, including exhibits related to the Seiko Group's businesses in general and collaborations with artists.
Business hours and events may change without notice.
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From the press release of Wako Co., Ltd.
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