Ryo Watanabe + Kiyoko Suda Exhibition

Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya

Finished

Artists

Ryo Watanabe, Kiyoko Suda

Ryo Watanabe was born in Saitama Prefecture. After graduating from Musashino Art University, Department of Spatial Design, he worked at an ironworks before starting to create objects using iron. He mainly produces objects with the appearance of natural objects using metals such as iron, copper, brass, and aluminum. His works, which he creates to create pebble-like forms, have a strange and contradictory charm, with a natural expression despite being made of metal.

Kiyoko Suda graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts, majoring in metal casting. She produces bronze works, objects, and daily necessities by metal casting. Her works include daily necessities such as objects and vases with motifs of plants, mountains, and skyscapes that are familiar to her, as well as wearable items such as accessories. Casting is a time-consuming process of melting metal, pouring it into a mold, and molding it. The two artists live in Iijima-cho, Nagano Prefecture, where nature blends into the surroundings, and the small discoveries they make in their daily lives serve as inspiration for their work, making it tasteful and attractive. This is their first exhibition at Daikokuya in about three and a half years. Watanabe's works include large and small objects that she has been working on recently, as well as daily necessities such as small and large aluminum vessels and incense holders. Suda's works include dishes, folding mats, vases, hanging flowers, incense burners, incense containers, and accessories, all of which are extensions of his art objects.

Schedule

Mar 31 (Fri) 2023-Apr 24 (Mon) 2023