My first impression of Kayoko’s ceramics was that of a double
take. At a first glance, the simple
ceramics look like carved rocks but how could they be if the label is calling
them ceramics? Then on closer inspection
one quickly adjusts the eye with the rational to appreciate beautiful
contemporary ceramics made by a gifted artist.
Based in Shiga, Japan, Hoshino Kayoko (b.1949) mixes
different clays and kneads them into one body and like a skilled surgeon cuts
elegant wedges of clay in which the outer surfaces are pressed with straw or
metal instruments to create a textured skin. In some instances, silver is added
to the softly polished interior surfaces to give it a reflective quality.
These modern vessels have serious visual gravitas and would look absolutely
phenomenal sitting alone on the edge of a console table or as a single artpiece
to one side of a circular hall table.
Minimalism at it’s finest!
image credits: Joan Mirviss, Ltd, New York. (Image 1)
Twisting bowl with faceted sides, silver glazed interior and impressed
surfaces, 2011;
(Image 2) Footed standing open-mouthed shallow bowl and
impressed surface, 2011.
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