Tetsushi Nagano III

• Category
  Metalwork
• Techniques
  Clay mold casting
• Born
  1972 -
• Based in
  Saitama
• Membership
  Full member, Japan Kogei Association
  Secretary, Japan Kogei Association Metalworks Section
  Saitama Artists Association

Style

I use wazuku, which is Japanese iron from ancient times, and produce teakettles.
By applying traditional technology such as horobiki*, the loam mold casting process or iron smelted in a furnace, I aim at the creation of works incorporating modern concepts.
*A technique to make a mold by putting a mix of kneaded river sand and clay wash into a molding box, and pulling it around a wooden pattern.

Biography

• 1972
  Born as the eldest son of Tetsushi Nagano II
• 1993
  Graduated from the Metalwork Crafts Course at the Takaoka National College (Currently the University of Toyama)
• 2002
  Completed his training at Kikuchi Hojudo, Yamagata Prefecture
• 2003
  Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
  Selected successively for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Eastern Branch Exhibition, the Japanese Traditional Metalwork Exhibition, and the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
• 2004
  Participated in the “Metalwork Art Exhibition” at the Shinjuku Keio Department Store
• 2006
  Held a 2-men Exhibition with senior fellow apprentice Kei Eda at the Shinjuku Keio Department Store
• 2008
  Held the Nagano Family Exhibition at the Shinjuku Keio Department Store
• 2009
  Held the “Shinsengumi ARTIZAN – Tea Utensils by Young Artists Exhibition” in July
  Selected for the Sano Renaissance Exhibition in August
• 2010
  Held the 2nd “Shinsengumi ARTIZAN – Tea Utensils by Young Artists Exhibition” in July
• 2011
  Held the “Shinsengumi ARTIZAN – New Age Artiste” Exhibition at JR Osaka Station Isetan Mitsukoshi
• 2012
  Held the “ART FACTORY’s Elite” Exhibition at the 8th floor Art Gallery of Shibuya Tokyu
  Selected for the Biennale of the Tea Ceremony Today -Utility and Form-
  Appeared in former Japanese international footballer Nakata Hidetoshi’s ReVALUE NIPPON
• 2014
  Held the Nagano Tetsushi II and Arata, 2-men Exhibition at the Shinjuku Keio Department Store
• 2015
  Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Nagano Arata Foundry Exhibition –IMOJI–
• *Tetsushi Nagano I, 1900-1975 (Important Intangible Cultural Property Holder)
  *Tetsushi Nagano II, 1942-

Awards

• 2009
  Received the New Artist Award at the Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2011
  Received the Japan Kōgei Association Eastern Branch Manager Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
• 2015
  Received the MOA Museum of Art Award at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition

Public Collections

• MOA Museum of Art

Official Site / Social Media etc.

• Official Site
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