photo: SAIKI Taku
Where Shadow Meets Form 2011-01
| Artist | IKURA Takashi |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Material/ Technique | semi-porcelain |
| Size/ Duration | H21 × W21.4 × D20.9cm |
| Copyright Notice | © IKURA Takashi |
| Year of acquisition/ donation | 2012 |
| Description | Born in Gifu, Japan in 1962. Lives and works there. Ikura Takashi creates artworks by carving semi-porcelain. In size, the works are no larger than most craft objects, the largest standing less than 30cm. In form, however, they are kindred to contemporary abstract sculpture and design, for as a ‘kogei’ (craft) artist, Ikura creates works reflecting his contemporary sensibilities. Their beautiful liquid curves and crisp edges are standard features of 20th-century design, but Ikura also brings a strong kogei perspective to his formative method. As an artist, he is distinguished by his exploratory forms and poetic expression. These semi-porcelain objects are some 30cm high. Although distinguished by a dry 20th-century image reminiscent of the fluid-dynamic design of modern-age cars and airplanes, their formative method in fact derives from a strong Japanese kogei base. Their details Ikura creates by carving down a porcelain body he has formed on a potter’s wheel. Through repetitious carving he obtains a form displaying dense, complex movement. The carved ceramic object enthralls our eye with its porcelain whiteness and beautiful curves. The form’s elaborate detailing imparts to it a powerful presence. |
NOTES
This Collection Data page contains the works and materials in the collection of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, as of April 1, 2018.
Artists are listed alphabetically by artist’s surname.
Works and materials by the same artists are listed according to the date of the work in principle.
Works whose dates are unidentified are listed at the end of each item. Some works are not listed according to the date of work due to their relations.
The data of works and materials are listed in order of title, production year, material/technique/form, dimensions, donor’s name, copyright holder and credit for photograph.
Dimensions are given by height (H) x width (W) in centimeters for plane work, and height (H) x width (W) x depth (D) in cm for 3-D work. Diameter (Ø) is used for circular work.
For the name of country or city, the name currently used in English is listed in principle.