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佐賀県唐津市にて作陶される、矢野直人さんの展覧会を開催いたします。土の採取、陶土や釉薬作りまでご自身の手で行い、朝鮮唐津、絵唐津、皮鯨、刷毛目、粉引、李朝など幅広く制作されている矢野さん。古唐津や朝鮮の焼きものを手本としつつ、『唐津とは何か』と自問自答を続けと自問自答を続け伝統的な常識にも捉われない柔軟な視点で焼きものを探求し続けられています。今回の展示では茶碗や酒器、日常使いの器などを出展頂きます。どうぞご高覧下さいませ。

We are pleased to announce an exhibition by Naoto Yano, a ceramist based in karatsu, Saga prefecture. He is collecting the raw soil, making pottery and glaze and producing a large range of ceramic all on his own. His works includes Joseon white porcelain and different types of karatsu, such as the korean karatsu, and brush decorated karatsu, also ceramics with different decorative techniques, such as the white slip glaze, and brushed slip design. Even though he take antique karatsu wares and ceramics form the Chosun Dynasty as a model, he never stop asking himself what‘s the meaning of karatsu ware. He trying to escape the limits of tradition and looking for a new way to understand ceramic. There will be tea bowls, drinking vessels and other daily wares on show.
We are looking forward to your visit.