Ryuichi Kakurezaki

1950 -
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  • Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 6

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    • Category
      Ceramics
    • Techniques
      Bizen ware, Ash glaze
    • Born
      1950 -
    • Based in
      Okayama
    • Membership
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
    Ryuichi Kakurezaki

    About the Artist

    Unique artwork created with clay and fire

    Bizen ware is one of the six ancient kilns where the production of ceramics began in Japan, and has a history of 800 years. Ceramic artist Ryuichi Kakurezaki moved to Bizen from his hometown, and has been producing Bizen ware ceramics to enhance and develop its long tradition. As he says, "I want to treasure my connection with clay", the charm of his artwork is the texture of clay and the colors made by firing. The forms of his artwork are new and original, and he has been invited several times to exhibit at exhibitions in famous museums around the world. He received the MEXT Award at the 69th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2022). He is one of the ceramists representing Bizen, and actively promoting Bizen ware.

    Biography

    • 1950
      Born in Fukue City, Nagasaki Prefecture
    • 1973
      Graduated from the Osaka University of Arts
    • 1985
      Guest professor at the Skidmore College, New York
    • 1990
      Full member, Japan Kogei Association
      Submitted to the International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, Japan
    • 1992
      Submitted to 100 Selections of Contemporary Japanese Craft Exhibition (Mitsukoshi Etoile Museum, Paris and various places in Japan, sponsered by NHK)
    • 1996
      Submitted to “Masterpieces of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics” Asia Touring Exhibition (China, Thailand, Malaysia, returned to Japan in 1997, organized by the Japan Foundation)
    • 1997
      Submitted to the “The Traditional Beauty of 1000 years - Japanese Bizen Ware” Exhibition at the National Ceramics Museum, Sèvres, France
    • 2000
      Invited to submit to the “The Japanese Art of Tea: Modern Teaware from the Collections of the Tanabe Museum of Art” at the Helsinki Art Museum
    • 2002
      Submitted to the “International Asia-Pacific Contemporary Ceramics Invitational Exhibition” at the New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum
    • 2003
      Submitted to the “Japanese Ceramics Today” Exhibition at Musee Tomo
    • 2004
      Submitted to the “Charm of Bizen Ware” Exhibition at the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
    • 2005
      Submitted to the “Contemporary Clay” Exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    • 2006
      Submitted to the “Contemporary Clay” Exhibition at the Japan Society (New York)
    • 2009
      Sanin Shimbun 130th Anniversary, Okayama - Kyoto Cultural Forum Lecture "Tradition and Creation"
    • 2010
      Submitted to "About the Tea Ceremony~A Viewpoint on Contemporary Kōgei (Studio Crafts)" at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    • 2012
      Invited to submit to "Contemporary KOGEI Styles in Japan" Exhibition (Florida, USA)
    • 2016
      Craft Arts: Innovation of “Tradition and Avant-Garde,” and the Present Day Exhibition at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    • 2017
      Woodfire NC Conference (USA)
    • 2018
      "The Bizen -From Earth and Fire, Exquisite Forms-" Exhibition at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    • 2020
      Assigned by The Japan Foundation to give a lecture in Faenza, Italy

    Awards

    • 1982
      Received the Sanyo Shimbun Award at the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition
    • 1986
      Received the Issuikai Award at the Issuikai Ceramics Exhibition (also received in 1990)
    • 1988
      Received the Grand Prize at the Tanabe Museum of Art “Arts of the Tea Ceremony” Exhibition (also received in 1992)
    • 1989
      Awarded at the 1st Ceramics Biennale ’89
    • 1993
      Received the Incentive Award at the Sogetsu Foundation Flower Vases Exhibition
    • 1995
      Received the Excellence Award at the MOA Mokichi Okada Awards, and held a Commemorative Exhibition at the same museum
    • 1996
      Received the Japan Ceramic Society Award
    • 1997
      Received the Sanyo Shimbun Grand Prize at the 48th Okayama Art Exhibition
    • 2008
      Received the Excellence Award at the Musee Tomo Prize, Contemporary Ceramics for the Tea Ceremony Exhibition
    • 2009
      Received the Kaneshige Toyo Award at the Chūgoku Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
    • 2014
      Received the 56th Mainichi Art Award sponsered by the Mainichi Newspapers
    • 2015
      Received the Japan Ceramic Society Award, Gold Award for 2014
    • 2019
      Designated as Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama
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