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Kentaro Kawabata “Organ”
Shibuya Hikarie 8/ Art gallery
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Kentaro Kawabata
Kentaro Kawabata’s uniquely hand-modelled objets made from porcelain clay are tinged with a mysterious sense of resembling living beings, like creatures dwelling in the deep sea. In the abundant environs of Mizunami City in Gifu Prefecture he has set up his workshop, and takes inspiration from anything from the insects which his pet cat holds in its mouth, to things which many people would overlook: the delicate or insignificant, or the totally obvious, or the changing of the seasons, and so forth. Budding in spring, growing in summer, being harvested in autumn, and withering in winter. The rhythms of that life are dramatically enlarged in shapes born as if spun with a subtle fingertip, blended with fragments of glass, silver sulphide and colourful glazes which lend the works a beguiling allure.In this exhibition several ceramic vessels, bowls, and plates are exhibited, centering on the objet series “Soos”. The “So” of “Soos” is to represent the Japanese word “草 (sō, Grass)“and the mirrored letters “os” denote “operation system”. As a whole, “Soos“ expresses a kind of accumulation of time: green shoots will always wither, in a cycle that is repeated by all plants every year. The exhibition title “Organ” refers to the fact that although these artworks were not intentionally created as one group, they inadvertently came into existence as one series, one “Organ” – which functions as the starting point of the exhibition’s discourse – and this was how the title came to be applied. The world of Kawabata’s works, built up through the eyes of purity itself, is full of a fresh brilliance which at times mesmerizes us with its fascination.
Schedule | Nov 11 (Wed) 2015-Nov 23 (Mon) 2015 Opening Hours Information
Opening Reception Nov 11 (Wed) 2015 18:00 - 20:00 | ||
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| Fee | Free | ||
| Venue | Shibuya Hikarie 8/ Art gallery http://www.hikarie.jp/8/en/  | ||
| Location | 8F Shibuya Hikarie, 2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002 | ||
| Access | Direct walk from exit B5 at Shibuya Station on the Fukutoshin and Hanzomon lines or Tokyu Den-en-toshi line, Direct walk from the 2nd floor passageway of Shibuya Station on the JR or Keio line. | ||
| Phone | 03-6434-1493 | ||
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