Where is the line between an object and a vessel? If you serve food on clay or stone, does it belong to the category of vessel?
This time, an exhibition of vessels and objects made of clay and stone materials will be held at AELU, a bistro in Yoyogi Uehara, Tokyo, starting on January 12 (Sat.).
This exhibition brings together works of young ceramic artist Ryuichi Haga, whose distorted forms fall somewhere between vessels and objects. Haga's unique and free creations, which are based on the Japanese tradition of Mashiko pottery, are one-of-a-kind.
Below is a message from Manako, the buyer of "AELU," on the occasion of the exhibition.
The exhibition was a great opportunity for Ryuichi Haga to showcase his unique style. His specialty is powerful works finished by clay from various regions and the fire of a wood-fired kiln. Although he has great skills in pottery making, he also creates works that have the "beauty of uselessness" like objects, since he used to create three-dimensional art. He built a kiln in Mashiko and has produced many vessels, but he also wanted to create works with a higher degree of freedom. The gradation from vessels to objects. The exhibition will show you many challenging vessels, where the beauty of "disuse" is clothed. Please take a look at the current state of one of the top three young earthenware artists in Japan."
An unusual exhibition of inorganic materials such as clay and stone cut out as vessels and objects. Please come and see the works created by the artists who will be responsible for the future of traditional Japanese crafts.
Text_Ryotaro Miyazaki
RYUICHI HAGA EXHIBITION
Dates: January 12 (Sat.) - 20 (Sat.) 11:00 - 19:00
Venue: AELU
Address: Nishihara Bldg. 1F, 3-12-14 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 03-5738-8091
aelu.com
