Solo Exhibition by Takuo Nakamura − KAZARI/Space −

Nov 14 - Nov 29, 2015

Opening Reception: Sat, Nov 14, 5pm - 6:30pm
The artist will be at the gallery on Nov 14, 15, 28, 29.

Sokyo Gallery is pleased to present KAZARI/ SPACE by Takuo Nakamura. This is his first solo exhibition with Gallery Sokyo and his inaugural exhibition in Kyoto. This exhibition features over twenty new works, including the series of “Vessel, not a vessel” and “Box, not a box.”
Takuo was born into a prominent family of ceramicists in Kanazawa. He is the middle of three sons of famed ceramicist Baizan Nakamura, all of whom are now respected artists in their own right. Kinpei Nakamura, his older brother, is an avant-garde ceramicist closely associated with the postwar period. His younger brother, Kohei, is also an active ceramicist although he works in other media as well.
Takuo apprenticed under his father and ultimately adopted one of his major techniques, Iroe-zogan. This method entails painting scenes directly onto white clay prior to firing. These paintings are influenced by the Rinpa School, which was founded by Koetsu and Sotetsu. By using this technique, Takuo enmeshes himself within the decorative tradition but challenges traditional methods. Although he was trained to make vessels, he is keen to avoid the limitations of functional objects and tends to position himself moreso within a sculptural work.
Takuo Nakamura was born in 1945 in Kanazawa, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. He lives and works in Kanazawa. Selected museum exhibitions include “Thoughts on Contemporary Vessel”, The Crafts Gallery, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (2000); “Cool & Sophisticated: Contemporary Master Ceramists of Eastern Japan”, Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum (2006); “Collect Art Fair 2011”, Saatchi Gallery, London (2011); “The 19th Mokichi Okada Award”, MOA Museum of Art, Shizuoka (2014).
Public collections include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois; 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.
For further information, please contact Keiko Kamegawa at kamegawa@gallery-sokyo.jp or +81.75. 746.4456 

Installation View