Yoshitomo Nara Ceramic Works
Nara is renowned for his love of manga and pop art yet a 2007 residency in shigaraki a centre of japanese ceramics led him to an unexpected new medium.
Yoshitomo nara ceramic works. Yoshitomo nara every clown lost in every town. 2010 9 10 sat ceramics was selected as a new form of work by yoshi chika nara who is active as a leading artist in japan. Exhibited at tokyo s tomio koyama gallery 161 nara ceramics are presented in this book photographed for large format by friend and collaborator chie morimoto. Yoshitomo nara merry christmas notecard.
To kick off the series artist yoshitomo nara has created new works for japan society s atrium garden. Ceramic works and is the artist s fourth solo exhibition with pace gallery worldwide. Japanese artist yoshitomo nara took his ceramic works and showcase to pace gallery which includes new ceramic sculptures and painting projects. Nara has had nearly 40 solo exhibitions since 1984.
Yoshitomo nara slash with a knife japanese edition 45 00. He lives and works in nasushiobara tochigi prefecture though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide. Yoshitomo nara ceramic works. Yoshitomo nara 奈良 美智 nara yoshitomo born 5 december 1959 in hirosaki aomori prefecture japan is a japanese artist.
On view march 27 through may 12 2018 in h queen s yoshitomo nara. Yoshitomo nara fuckin dog sticker. The works were made in shigaraki japan one of the oldest places in the country for production in the medium and a place where the artist has returned to work. Coinciding with art basel hong kong 2018 the exhibition includes new ceramic sculptures paintings and works on paper that continue the pioneering contemporary artist s innovative approach to representation and form.
Miss forest a snow white coated bronze sculpture and ten petite ceramic works made in shigaraki one of the oldest places in japan for pottery. Yoshitomo nara courtesy pace gallery the cornerstone of the exhibition comprises 12 new ceramic sculptures. The artist s famed childlike characters take a. In 2007 she went to shiga in shiga visited as an artist in residence and made.