[Wako Co., Ltd.] [Ginza/Wako] “Kogei Crossroads – Past, Present, and Future” will be held from November 28th (Thursday)
Wako Co., Ltd. Press release: October 31, 2024 [Ginza/Wako] “Kogei Crossroads – Past, Present, and Future” will be held from November 28th (Thursday) In Ginza/Wako, from November 28th (Thursday) to December 8th (Sunday), “Kogei Crossroads” will be held at Seiko House Hall by four craft artists. Past, Present, and Future” will be held. An exhibition will be held by four up-and-coming artists who, while pursuing their respective paths in glass, kirigane, metalwork, and lacquer art, earnestly face the state of modern crafts and attempt to express their work in a way that resonates with the times. I will do it. Please come and see this exhibition, which foreshadows a turning point in the future of crafts, where the four individualities of “creating tradition” intersect and enhance each other.
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Mesopotamia. Using this technique, we aim to inherit and develop new “Ikomi glass”, which is said to be the “Japanese pâté de verre”, which has a soft texture with a unified shape and pattern. [Biography] 1972 Wataru Ishida is born in Kyoto as Seiki’s eldest son 2003 Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Asahi Shimbun Prize 2006 24th Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award Encouragement Award 53rd Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Japan Crafts Association President’s Award 2007 Kyoto Prefecture Arts and Crafts New Selection Exhibition (Kyoto Culture Museum, Kyoto Prefecture) Crafts Division Grand Prize 2008 Japan Traditional Crafts Kinki Exhibition Examiner (9th, 10th, 12th years) 2011 Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Examination Committee 2013 33rd Pola Traditional Culture Award Encouragement Award (POLA Cultural Foundation) Selected from “Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition 60th Commemorative Crafts to KOGEI” exhibition (Tokyo National Modern Art Museum Crafts Museum) 2015 Exhibited as a selected artist for the “Hiromi Kikuchi Award: Current Crafts” (Hiromi Kikuchi Memorial Chi Art Museum) 2022 Master class lecturer at the
International Festival of Glass (University of Wolverhampton, UK) Exhibited at Expanding Horizons Exhibition (Stourbridge, UK) 2023 Collect Exhibition (London, UK) Medal with Purple Ribbon Currently a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association (public corporation)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25779/252/25779-252-53a8d8b6c031977a9edb8c663460ed67-1592×2388.jpg “Tenkan Road” 21×15×h5cm Photographed by Tomoya Nomura [Kirigane] Tomoko Eri Kirigane is said to have been introduced along with the introduction of Buddhism, and involves cutting gold or platinum leaf into long thin lines or small pieces to create patterns. By
incorporating techniques recognized as Buddhist art into the field of crafts, he creates an elegant and majestic world on the surfaces of his vessels. [Biography] Born in Kyoto in 1972 1992 Graduated from Kyoto College of Art, Department of Fine Arts, Japanese Painting Course 1994 Completed Japanese Painting Course at Kyoto College of Art Studied under her mother, Sayoko Eri, holder of the important intangible cultural property “Kirikin” 2011 58th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Crafts Association Newcomer Award 2013 48th Western Traditional Crafts Exhibition Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Award 2019 27th Traditional Crafts Exhibition Japan Crafts Association Award 54th Western Traditional Crafts Exhibition Asahi Shimbun Grand Prize 2020 Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award Encouragement Award 2021 55th Western Traditional Crafts Exhibition Japan Crafts Association Western Branch Chief Award 2022 56th Western Traditional Crafts Exhibition Japan Crafts Association Western Branch Chief Award 2024 58th Western Traditional Crafts Exhibition Fukuoka Mayor Award 71st Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Crafts Association Encouragement Award Currently a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association (public corporation)
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Photography/Masatoshi Kato [Metalwork] Sako Ryuhei Mokumegane was invented in the Edo period as a decoration for the guard of swords, and is created by overlapping metal plates of different colors, joining them together, and repeating the process of scraping and rolling out the surface to create an organic appearance. )” to pursue the relationship between the surface pattern and the form. [Biography] Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1976 2002 Completed master’s program at Hiroshima City University Graduate School of Art 2003 50th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Tokyo Governor’s Award 2016 32nd Sato Foundation Tamsui Okina Award Grand Prize 2018 “LOEWE Foundation Craft Prize” Design Museum (London, UK) “Meister der Moderne” (Munich, Germany) 2022 “What Color is Metal?” Dublin Castle (Dublin, Ireland) 2023 “KOGEI Next 2023” Roppongi Hills Hills Cafe / Space 2024 “TEFAF Maastricht” (Maastricht, Netherlands) Currently a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association (public corporation), produced in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture Collection: British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Ashmolean Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Asian Art, Okayama Art Museum, Hiroshima City University, Ise Cultural Foundation
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/25779/252/25779-252-f60967131d249248dae7a6d154c00a30-2388×1592.jpg Makie Aiko “Inner Things” 19.0×12.0×h10.0cm Photography/Tomoya Nomura [Lacquer art] Tomoya Murose By making full use of traditional lacquer techniques such as maki-e, mother-of-pearl, and plain text, we value the vitality and beauty of the lacquer material, creating delicate and lyrical works with themes of our own mental landscapes and the cycle of life. expression. [Biography] Born in Tokyo in 1982 2000 Study abroad in the Rotary International Youth Program (Finland) 2006 Graduated from Department of Political Science, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University 2008 Graduated from Ishikawa Prefectural Wajima Lacquer Art Training Institute Studied under Kunie Komori 2009 Engaged in lacquer production and cultural property repair work at Mejiro Lacquer Art Research Institute for Cultural Properties 2013 Solo exhibition held in Helsinki, Finland 2017 34th Japanese Traditional Lacquer Art Exhibition Newcomer Award 64th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Newcomer Award Currently a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association (public corporation)
Representative Director, Mejiro Lacquer Art Cultural Properties Research Institute “Kogei Crossroads – past, present, and future” Thursday, November 28th to Sunday, December 8th Venue: Seiko House Hall (6th floor, Seiko House, 4-5-11 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Contact: 03-3562-2111 (Representative) Business hours: 11:00-19:00 (until 17:00 on the last day) Closed: No holidays Admission fee: Free Sponsored by Wako ◎Wako Hall has been renamed to “Seiko House Hall.” We will communicate a variety of things to the world, including exhibitions related to Seiko Group business in general and co-creation with artists. ◎If you would like to take a photo shoot, we can do so outside of business hours. Business hours and events are subject to change without notice. Please see our homepage for the latest information. Homepage https://www.wako.co.jp/ Instagram
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