Kaori Sugano
- Lacquerware
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Price Range
$5,500 - 13,000
Info
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- CategoryLacquerware
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MembershipFull member, Japan Kogei Association

Style
I use urushi carving techniques on dry lacquer base and make pieces with delicate plant and flower designs.
As I can form the vessel freely with dry lacquer, I have a flexible mindset from the stage of forming and I try to create a coordinated design.
I place importance on adding modernity to traditional techniques by using bright colored lacquer. I try to make my artwork appear peaceful and warm by adding softness and flexibility to the dynamism of urushi carving.
I have been on childcare leave for a while and started working again from 2024. I will continue to create my artwork and participate in exhibitions to broaden my expressive abilities.
Biography
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1998Voluntarily left Hiroshima Shudo University, Faculty of Law, Department of International Politics
Studied under Shin Matsumoto (Western-style painter) -
2001Completed the Research Student Course at Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute
Studied under Shozo Kitaoka (lacquer artist) -
2004Selected for the 51st Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected several times from this year onward)
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2007Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
Dispatched by Pola Art Foundation as overseas artist trainee for 2007
(Escola Massana Art and Design Center, Barcelona, Spain)
Awards
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2001Received the Mitsukoshi Takamatsu Store Award at the 44th Shikoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition