Akiyama Yo Sculpture

$ 25,000
  • Description
    Untitled t-0910
    2009
    BORN 1953, SHIMONOSEKI, YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN
    Considered one of Japan’s most important contemporary artists, AKIYAMA YŌ has spent a lifetime exploring the physical properties of clay as a material. His massive sculptural works have more in common with those of contemporary sculptors in other media than by other ceramicists, though he is unconcerned with how he is labeled. Akiyama disrupts the symmetry created by a potter’s wheel in startling ways: by breaking off portions to reveal interior construction, or by inverting sections to create internal tension. Akiyama’s sculptures invite close inspection and intimate engagement with the surface textures carefully shaped by the artist’s hands.
    Comes with signed custom box.
    In 2015, Akiyama won the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Japan Ceramic Society.

    His works are in many important collections and museums in Japan and in the West, including:
    Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
    National Museum of Art, Osaka
    National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Ontario, Canada
    Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii
    Faenza International Ceramic Museum, Italy
    Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
    Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
    Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

    He is Professor Emeritus and former chairman of the ceramics department at the prestigious Kyoto City University of the Arts.
  • More Information
    Origin: Japan
    Period: 2000-2021
    Materials: Handmade clay
    Condition: New.
    Styles / Movements: Arts & Crafts, Contemporary, Asian
    Patterns: Abstract, Handmade, Modern
    Incollect Reference #: 724014
  • Dimensions
    W. 16.5 in; H. 11 in; D. 13 in;
    W. 41.91 cm; H. 27.94 cm; D. 33.02 cm;
Message from Seller:

I became interested in the Ceramic Arts; specifically Ancient Chinese Pottery, when my brother Marc; also an art dealer, introduced it to me over 20 years ago. Since then I traveled throughout Asia; including Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea, in search for those special pieces that appeal to the discerning collector, as well as the Designer Market.

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