Reposted from @fogfair @blumandpoe Los Angeles is presenting an exhibition of ceramic works by artist Kazunori Hamana in collaboration with Yukiko Kuroda. Hamana’s large and delicate vessels are made from natural clay sourced from Shiga Prefecture in Japan, each finished with the artist’s own mineral glazes. Inspired by traditional Japanese tsubo, functional clay jars dating back to prehistoric times, he creates each sculpture by hand, making use of improvisation and experimentation and cultivating new, inventive techniques in shaping, glazing, coloring, and firing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Image: Kazunori Hamana, Yukiko Kuroda. Untitled, 2011/2019. Ceramic and Japanese lacquer (including rice flour and clay)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 20 1/4 x 27 1/2 x 24 inches. © Kazunori Hamana and Yukiko Kuroda, Courtesy of artists and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #blumandpoe #Kazunorihamana #Yukikokuroda #ceramics #japaneseart #contemporaryceramics

Reposted from @blumandpoe On view until October 23 at Blum & Poe Los Angeles — an exhibition of ceramic sculptures by Chiba, Japan-based artist Kazunori Hamana alongside works made in collaboration with fellow artist Yukiko Kuroda.    After the vessels are fired, Hamana places them outside of his studio for the natural elements to mark and transform, determining their final form. Irregular and imperfect in shape, and sometimes imbued with geometric shapes and abstract symbols, his pots resemble ancient terra-cotta objects that were hidden in the soil for ages.    Hamana collaborates with Kuroda on vessels that undergo the process of kintsugi (the art of repairing broken pottery). Kuroda’s home was previously a local farmer’s and still hosts a variety of abandoned farming materials, many of which find their way into her kintsugi practice, such as traces of bamboo baskets or antique paper. She also marks Hamana’s pots with remnants of rice grain harvested from his organic rice fields, leaving strong lines and adding new visual landscapes. Each pot is treated as an individual entity with specific needs. Accepting that repair might not be the solution in some cases, Hamana and Kuroda’s collaborations embrace each unique narrative, and the natural flow of the life cycle which is transient and impermanent.    Image: Installation view, Los Angeles, Photo: Dan Finlayson.     #KazunoriHamana #YukikoKuroda @kazunorihamana @yukiko_krd

Reposted from @blumandpoe Opening today, September 10 at Blum & Poe Los Angeles: You are invited to an exhibition of ceramic sculptures by Chiba, Japan-based artist Kazunori Hamana alongside works made in collaboration with fellow artist Yukiko Kuroda.     The surfaces of Hamana’s sculptures are variously rough, finger-textured, cracked, and fissured. His large and delicate vessels are made from natural clay sourced from Shiga Prefecture in Japan, each finished with Hamana’s own mineral glazes. Inspired by traditional Japanese tsubo, functional clay jars dating back to prehistoric times, he creates each sculpture by hand, making use of improvisation and experimentation and cultivating new, inventive techniques in shaping, glazing, coloring, and firing.    Hamana collaborates with Yukiko Kuroda on vessels that undergo the process of kintsugi (the art of repairing broken pottery). Kuroda’s interventions follow the traditional practice of treating the ceramic surfaces with the combination of colored urushi (Japanese lacquer) and gold, silver, and pewter, but also include adjoining flaking or cast-off layers of ceramics from other vessels which are created organically during the pottery process.    Head to the link in bio for more information about the exhibition, and to make a reservation to visit.     Video: Dan Finlayson    #KazunoriHamana #YukikoKuroda @kazunorihamana @yukiko_krd