Ginza Wako will be holding an exhibition titled "Avant-Garde World of Miniature" by three ceramic artists at the Seiko House Hall from Thursday, January 30th to Sunday, February 9th.
Chaos and order, micro and macro, detailed expression are accompanied by a sense that can be said to be two sides of the same coin. This exhibition features a number of innovative works that touch upon the realm of contemporary art, produced by three ceramist who have been driving the contemporary ceramic art scene for many years and continue to challenge themselves to achieve the detailed expression they aspire to.
Minami Shigeki creates a tranquil yet eloquent world by adding bold carvings and intricate geometric patterns to beautiful white porcelain bodies.
Hideaki Suzuki makes full use of his gorgeous and luxurious techniques of colored and gold painting to create dazzling and enchanting "microcosms within vessels."
Mikiko Tomita feels the breath of nature and creates patterns and shapes that spring from her own heart, conscious of the cellular level world, which is its origin.
Meticulous, dense, vivid… The three artists each present their own profoundly detailed worlds, and their respective penetrating sensibilities will deeply move the hearts of those who visit.
A gallery talk by the exhibiting artists will be held at the venue.
February 1 (Sat) 14:00~
◎ Admission may be restricted during peak hours.
For inquiries, please contact Wako Art Department at 03-3562-2111 (main number)
“Topological small cubic vase” 11×11×H14cm
Minami Shigeki
[Brief biography]
Born in Osaka in 1978
Graduated from Ryukoku University Faculty of Economics in 2000. Began participating in the pottery club while still in school. Joined Maishima Ceramic Art Museum.
2006: Became independent in Inagawa-cho, Hyogo Prefecture
2011: Started hand engraving on white porcelain
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Art and Craft Salon (Takashimaya, Kyoto)
2022 Gallery Kitanozaka (Hyogo)
2023 Okayama Tenmaya (Okayama)
2023 Water Rhino (Tokyo)
"Golden glaze ball-jointed doll collab" 4×9×H40cm
Hideaki Suzuki
[Brief biography]
1986 Graduated from the Department of Sociology at Utah State University (USA)
1991 Graduated from Ishikawa Prefectural Kutani Pottery Technical Training Institute
1993 Graduated from the Graduate School of Cranbrook Academy of Art (USA)
1995 Artist in Residence (European Ceramics Centre, Netherlands)
1998 Gold Coast International Ceramic Art Exhibition Grand Prize (Australia)
2011 6th Paramita Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition (Paramita Museum, Mie)
2014~ Ishikawa Prefectural Kutani Ware Technical Training Center Lecturer outside the prefecture
2015 – Lecturer outside the prefecture at Kasama Ceramic Art College, Ibaraki (until 2018)
2018 "The Aesthetics of Gold" Yoshida Yukio x Suzuki Hideaki Exhibition (Wako, Tokyo)
2024 Guest Artist (Jingdezhen Taoxichuan JAEA International ArtCenter, China)
"Form of the Ritual" 43×43×H80cm
Mikiko Tomita
[Brief biography]
1996 Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Art and Design, majoring in Ceramics
2003 The Flower of Contemporary Ceramic Art – Centered on Western Japanese Artists (Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum)
2009 "Perspectives on Contemporary Crafts: The Power of Decoration" Exhibition (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Crafts Gallery)
2010 Touch Fire: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics by Women Artists (Smith College Museum, USA)
5th Paramita Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition (Paramita Museum, Mie)
2017 Sculpture Objects Functional Design [SOFA] CHICAGO2016 (Navy Pier, USA)
The Colorful Ceramic Exhibition – Expressions by Seven Female Ceramic Artists – (Wako, Tokyo)
2021 Beyond the Material: Material Rebirth Exhibition (Gifu Prefectural Museum of Art)
2023 Radical Clay Contemporary Women Artists from Japan (ART INSTITUTE CHICAGO, USA)
2024 INFINITY JAPAN SHOW TAIPEI2024 (Taiwan・REGENT TAIPEI)
"Avant-garde Miniature World Exhibition"
Thursday, January 30, 2025 – Sunday, February 9, 2025
Venue: Seiko House Hall (Seiko House 6F, 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.
Please visit our website for the latest information.
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From the press release of Wako Co., Ltd.
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