Okihiko Baba

  • Ceramics
  • Price Range ¥200,000 - 400,000
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 1

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    • Category
      Ceramics
    • Based in
      Miyagi
    • Membership
      Associate member, Japan Kogei Association
      President of Pottery Workshop Kei
      Member of the Miyagi Association of Artists (Steering Committee Member)
      Associate Member of the Japan Kōgei Association East Japan Branch
      Ishinomaki City Art Exhibition Executive Committee Member
    Okihiko Baba

    Style

    I try to express the feelings that I feel from scenes in nature in my designs.
    1. I form the vessels on a potter's wheel to make water flowing patterns, and I use transparent pale blue glaze to express the sea.
    2. I express scenes in nature by spraying on colored engobe and scraping it off.

    Biography

    • 1956
      Born in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
    • 1980
      Graduated from Yamagata University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Advanced Engineering
    • 1985
      Starts making pottery while working at the research and development division of a chemical manufacturer
    • 1999
      Retires from the chemical manufacturer and becomes a full-time ceramic artist
      Submitted to and selected for the first time for the Kahoku Kōgei Exhibition, selected and awarded 20 times from this year onward
    • 2001
      Opens the Pottery Workshop Kei Pottery School
    • 2006
      Submitted to Miyagi Prefecture - Jilin Province, China Cultural Exchange Exhibition in Changchun City
    • 2009
      Selected for the 49th East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2012
      Submitted to the Sendai Daegu International Exchange Exhibition
    • 2019
      Submitted to Japanese Culturall Festival in Tainan 2019 Miyagi Crafts Special Exhibition
    • 2020
      Selected for the 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2021
      Selected for the 68th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

    Awards

    • 2003
      Received the Excellence Award at the 15th Tosho Exhibition
    • 2004
      Received the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education Manager Award at the 41st Arts Festival of Miyagi
    • 2005
      Received the Sendai City Mayor Award at the 17th Tosho Exhibition
    • 2006
      Received the Naruse Memorial Museum of Art Award at the 43rd Arts Festival of Miyagi
    • 2007
      Received the NHK Sendai Broadcasting Station Manager Award at the 16th Kahoku Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2009
      Received the Incentive Award at the 46th Arts Festival of Miyagi
    • 2010
      Received the Arts Festival Award at the 47th Arts Festival of Miyagi
    • 2011
      Received the Arts Festival Award at the 48th Arts Festival of Miyagi
    • 2015
      Received the Tohoku Electric Power Company Award at the 24th Kahoku Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2019
      Received the Arts Festival Award at the 56th Arts Festival of Miyagi
    • 2020
      Received the Miyagi Governor Award at the 57th Arts Festival of Miyagi
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