In occasione dell'uscita di un libro dedicato al maestro Yasuhisa Kohyama,
"Yasuhisa Kohyama The Art of Ceramics", curato da Susan Jefferies, Michael R. Cunningham, Yoshiaki Inui, Jack Lenor Larsen, la
Erskin, Hall & Coe dedica una mostra a questo grandissimo ceramista.
Usando le tecniche tradizionali della cottura a fuoco tipica della sua città, è stato un precursore nell'uso del forno Anagama. Il suo forno è stato il primo della zona ad essere costruito dall'epoca medioevale.
I suoi lavori dalle linee forti e le superfici mutanti come il granito, affascinano per perfezione e naturalezza.
Il catalogo è scaricabile !!! E' bellissimo
An exhibition of new work of master Yasuhisa Kohyama to coincide with the publication of 'Yasuhisa Kohyama : The Art of Ceramics' is opening on the 13th at Erskine, Hall & Coe, London
authors:Susan Jefferies, Michael R.Cunningham, Yoshiaki Inui and Jack Lenor Larsen
publisher, ARNOLDSCHE
"The traditional wood-firing techniques of historical potters from his
native Shigaraki, are evident in the work of Yasuhisa Kohyama. He has
played an important part in reviving the use of the traditional Japanese
"Anagama" wood fired kiln, being the first potter in the area to build
such a kiln since medieval times.
Kohyama's powerful and sculptural work has been exhibited
widely in Japan and overseas including at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Musée National de
Ceramique Sèvres, France."(
via Galerie Besson)
Catalogue is available for download ! Thanks Erskine, Hall & Coe
15 Royal Arcade, Lodon
Yasuhisa Kohyama
I remember gingerly asking as if it would be possible to fire without having to use pyrometric cones, at the time I was living in Italy and high temp cones were very difficult to get. I won't forget that look...and every time I fire without the cones, which is more often than not, I feel that tiny bit of guilt.
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