Kazuo Kashima

• Category
  Metalwork
• Techniques
  Metal inlay, Metal overlay, Hard soldering
• Born
  1958 -
• Based in
  Tokyo
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  President of Chasing Workshop "Kojinsha"

About the Artist

Trying New Possibilities of Traditional Techniques

Kazuo Kashima is a metalwork artist who received the Tokyo Governor Award at the 70th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition. He acquired the "damascene inlay" technique which is inlaying thin metal sheets into the carved metal surface. He succeeded the traditional techniques as the 5th generation of Kashima Nunome (damascening) that started during the Edo period. His artwork, adding his free ideas to traditional techniques, are evaluated highly at the largest metalwork exhibition in Japan. He also works globally, holding exhibitions and workshops overseas, and is introducing the charm of damascene inlay to the new generation.

Biography

• 1958
  Born as the second son of Japanese style painter, Hiroyuki Hiraide
• 1977
  Studied under his grandfather on his mother's side, Ikkoku Kashima (designated as Holder of Important Intangible Property in 1979)
• 1978
  Becomes adopted to his grandfather
• 1980
  Selected for the 10th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 39 times, awarded 9 times and judged and evaluated 6 times from this year onward)
  Selected for the 27th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition for the first time (selected 38 times from this year onward)
• 1981
  Selected for the 21st Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (current East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition) for the first time
  (selected 40 times, awarded 3 times and judged and evaluated 6 times from this year onward)
• 1983
  Becomes Full Member of the Japan Kōgei Association
• 1996
  Judge and Evaluator at the 36th Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (consecutively from this year onward)
• 1997
  Ikkoku and Kazuo Kashima Exhibition – in Commemoration of Living National Treasure Ikkoku Kashima (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo)
• 1998
  Judge and Evaluator at the 28th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (consecutively from this year onward)
• 2000
  Solo exhibition at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store (2005, 2009, etc.)
• 2004
  Submitted to the "Contemporary Japanese Metalwork Exhibition" held at the Danish Museum of Art & Design (current Design Museum Denmark) (Copenhagen)
  Part-time Lecturer at Kanazawa College of Art (– 2013, 2015)
• 2005
  Workshop at the Institute of Precious Metals, Copenhagen Technical College
• 2006
  Special lecture at Tama Art University
• 2007
  Part-time lecturer at Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College (– 2010)
  Lecturer at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo (– 2019, 2011, 2015)
• 2008
  Submitted to "The Beauty of New Metalworks – Tansuiō Award 25th Anniversary Exhibition" at Sekido Museum of Art (Tokyo)　
  Invited to submit to “Fire- In Line with the Theme of Utakai Hajime” Exhibition (Shikinen Sengu Memorial Museum, Ise Jingu)
• 2010
  Solo Exhibition at Ashikaga Gallery (Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima)
• 2011
  Workshop at Kumamoto Prefecture Traditional Crafts Museum
• 2013
  Submitted to "East & West: The Hammered Metal Object" (Museum of Contemporary Craft, Waterstone Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA)
  (Velvet da Vinci, San Ffrancisco, California, USA)
  Workshhop at Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
• 2014
  Part-time lecturer at Tohoku University of Art and Design
  Submitted to "Utsuwa" from Kanto – Material and Forms of 21 Artists" (Itami City Craft Center)
  Submitted to "The Creators of Beauty - Succeeding the Mind and Techniques to the Next Generation" Exhibition (Jingu Art Museum, Mie)
• 2015
  Submitted to Japan Kogei Association East Japan and Tōkai Selection "The Presentness of Traditional Crafts" Exhibition (MOA Museum of Art)
• 2016
  Part-time Lecturer at Nagaoka institute of Design
  Visiting Lecturer at Multnoma Arts Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
  Father and Son Exhibition : Metalwork by Kazuo Kashima, Kaie by Hiroyuki Hiraide (Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store)
  Submitted to the "Oriental Aesthetics and Craftsmanship Special Exhibition" (Sanlitun, Beijing, China)
• 2018
  Submitted to "Master's of Japan" Exhibition (Nanshan Museum, Shenzhen, China)
  Artwork purchased by the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Crafts Gallery
  Took part in the Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference in Portland (SNAG) (Portland, Oregon, USA)
  Lecturer at Tokyo Gakugei University Open Lecture
  Workshop at Smith PDX Studio (Portland, Oregon, USA)
  Metalwork Special Exhibition in Beijing, China
  Workshop at DZ Jewelry Studio in Beijing, China
• 2019
  Submitted to Japanese Metalwork Artists' Travelling Exhibition 2019 "A Tradition of Excellence: Japanese Techniques in Contemporary Metal Arts" (Exhibitions in the USA including Chicago etc.)
  Workshop in Taipei, Taiwan
• 2020
  Submitted to "Tansuiō Award Exhibition: Contemporary Japanese Metalwork" (Sekido Museum of Art)
  Artwork purchased by the Imperial Household Agency
  Submitted to "Ise's Eye Exploring Japanese Metal Art" (Takaoka Art Museum)

Awards

• 1985
  Received the Incentive Award at the 15th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also at the 17th and 18th)
• 1986
  Received the Incentive Award at the 26th Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition (also at the 35th)
• 1989
  Received the Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award at the 19th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 1993
  Received the Japan Kōgei Association East Japan Branch Award at the 33rd Traditional Kōgei New Works Exhibition
  Received the Japan Kōgei Association Award at the 23rd Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (also at the 32nd and 36th)
• 1994
  Received the 11th Tansuiō Award from the Satoh Artcraft Research & Scholarship Foundation
• 1997
  Received the Asahi Shimbun Award at the 27th Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2013
  Received the Soukeikai Award at the 42nd Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

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