Kawakami Tomoko
Faenza Grand Prize Winner 2005 Kawakami Tomoko
In the world of international ceramic prizes, none is as prestigious as the Premio Faenza, Grand Prize, at the Faenza International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Italy. Fukami is there right now with an exhibition to celebrate his 20th year since winning the prize that made him an international star. This years grand prize also went to a Japanese ceramic artist, this time a rare occasion in that it's a female artist, Kawakami Tomoko(1957-). Last year I saw her work in Tokyo and admired the organic forms and the darkness of the interior that pulled me in like a black hole. One on the judges this year wrote about her work that it, deserves the award equally for the "ability to condense an expression of extreme simplicity into a material of great delicacy and thinness and for the new effect of depth expressed by the successful contrast between the outer surface and the inner void." Wholeheartedly agree. Here is just one work and the first ever offered on our web gallery--or for that matter any web gallery in the world. Enjoy the photos for now and more about Kawakami's extensive domestic exhibition history and awards in time; this work is recent and measures 24cm.tall, 36cm.long and 24cm.deep, perfect condition, no box yet one can be ordered for extra.
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
