We will have an exhibition of Satoru Omae from July 3^rd. He has been working on Awaji Island Hyogo prefecture.

He is one of leading contemporary ceramics artists in Japan. He loves ancient pottery, and he is trying to make old style works “Utsushi” that means copy or imitate.

He pursues materials such as soil and glaze, and continues to take on various challenges such as copying and the search for new materials.

By imitating old pottery, he also improves his technique.

 

In the field of art, imitations and copies are often captured with bad implications, but in the field of Japanese pottery, “Utsushi 写し” or “copying” is based on the whole process of thinking about what the ancestors thought about, creating the work under what background, and how it came to be called a masterpiece over many years.

Japanese potters make them own “Utsushi” or “copy” from on these all elements, including respect and admiration for ancestors.

It also seems to follow the romance of history.

 

Even though many potters try to reproduce the masterpiece by challenging the “Utsushi” or “copy”, Satoru Ohmae’s work is highly reproducible and is highly evaluated by many tea masters and collectors.

 

And, needless to say, in order to create a work that is close to a masterpiece, he cannot approach it without technique and knowledge.

Not only the copied works, but also each of the works created by him is wonderful, and his individuality and interesting are fully reflected in his work.

 

In this exhibition, we will introduce a lot of variety of works such as copies of masterpieces “Amagumo” and “Fujisam” made by Honami Koetsu that have been constantly verified and made by Omae Satoru, and the Onigashima series using the material of Awaji Island, which is the base of his activity.

It will be started from 00:00 on July 3rd, Japan time.

Please enjoy.

 

1972: Born in Osaka prefecture.

1991: Start his pottery training at Kobe city.

1994: Search and collect the soil, start making Nanban yaki.

1999: First solo Exhibition at Osaka.

2001: Moved to Shigaraki and started making “Yohen Yakishime” high-fired unglazed ceramics. Start his own exhibition all over Japan.

2003: Made undergrounded Anagama wood firing kiln.

2005: Start getting interested in Glazed ceramic, started making porcelain and Karatsu yaki.

2007: Start getting interested in Richo ceramic old Korean style, and started making Ido chawan nad Kakinoheta chawan teabowls with Anagama.

2010: Moved to Awaji island Hogo prefecture. Made under grounded Anagama, and Raku kiln. Started making Kuroraku, Black raku chawan.

2014: Made new kiln for Akaraku, Red raku chawan.

2016: Started making Shiroraku White raku made of Awaji’s materials.

 

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