Tetsu Suzuki

1964 -
  • Ceramics
  • Price Range $1,500 - 9,000
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 8

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    • Category
      Ceramics
    • Born
      1964 -
    • Based in
      Gifu
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Vice Secretary General of Japan Kogei Association Tokai Branch
    Tetsu Suzuki

    About the Artist

    A Unique World Made with Green Glaze

    "I try to make things that are unique and new, yet powerful with a strong presence. " As he says, ceramic artist Tetsu Suzuki's artwork is based on Oribe ware, but he doesn't just follow the tradition. He creates his own unique world by making polygonal forms with many sides and by using bright green glaze. He has been awarded several times at the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition where the top level artwork in Japan gather. He is currently working on tricolor glaze to make a beautiful gradation of colors with three different types of glazes, and continues his challenge to aim at a higher level.

    Biography

    • 1964
      Born in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture
    • 1988
      Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Vocational Training School of Ceramics
    • 1991
      Selected for the 38th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected 26 times)
    • 1994
      Selected for the 25th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (selected every year from this year onward)
    • 1997
      Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kogei Association
    • 2003
      Selected for the 17th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
    • 2005
      Selected for the 18th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (nominated for an award)
      Judge and invited to submit to the 36th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Appeared on NHK-BS1 TV Program "Utsuwa Yume Kobo"
    • 2007
      Selected for the 2nd Kikuchi Biennale
      Tobi Art Fair (Tokyo Art Club) "The Form of Green - Tetsu Suzuki Exhibition"
      Appeared on NHK-BS1 TV Program "Utsuwa Yume Kobo" omnibus program
    • 2008
      Submitted to the "Contemporary Ceramic Art in Tokai Through the Expression of Young Artists" Exhibition at the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum
      Judge and invited to submit to the 39th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Submitted to Mitsukoshi Art Division 100th Anniversary "Nouvelles Ailes - Art Today" Exhibition
    • 2009
      Selected for the 20th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
      Artwork selected and purchased by Tajimi City Cultural Atelier Gallery Voice at the 3rd Ushida Collection
    • 2010
      Submitted to Takashimaya Travelling Exhibition "Foresight of Art 2010 - Contemporary Vessels-"
    • 2011
      Selected for the 21st Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition
      Judge and invited to submit to the 42nd Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Selected as Mino Pottery Permanent Preservation Artwork for 2010 (Tono Shinkin Bank, Tajimi CIty)
    • 2012
      Awarded for Achievement of Traditional Culture Inheritence in Gifu Prefecture for 2011
    • 2016
      Paramita Ceramics Awards Exhibition
    • 2017
      Flower Vessel with Green Glaze selected for the 64th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition purchased by the Imperial Household Agency

    Awards

    • 1999
      Received the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education Award at the 30th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2001
      Received the Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Award at the 32nd Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2003
      Received the Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Award at the 34th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
      Received the New Artist Award at the 50th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2005
      Received the Grand Award at the 1st Kikuchi Biennale
    • 2007
      Received the Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition Award at the 38th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2008
      Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at the 36th Ceramics Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2009
      Received the Incentive Award at the 3rd Kikuchi Biennale
    • 2012
      Received the Incentive Award at the 32nd POLA Traditional Culture Award
    • 2013
      Received the Ryukoku Incentive Award from Ryukoku University where he graduated from
    • 2015
      Received the NHK Chairman Award at the 62nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2016
      Received the The Japan Ceramic Society Award for the year 2015

    Public Collections

    • The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo
    • Musee Tomo
    • Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu
    • The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu
    • Mino Ceramic Art Museum, Tajimi
    • Toshin Mino Ceramics Museum

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