Andoche Praudel (b. 1950) is a French ceramicist and painter whose works incorporate philosophical concepts from both Western and Japanese traditions, transforming clay or the painted canvas into abstract expressions. Praudel recognizes the profound connection between clay and humans that is the foundation of life. His views, realized in the fire of the kiln and abstract brushstrokes, developed from a fond friendship with the infamous Japanese potter Raku Kichizaemon XV.
Selected Biography:
1978 PHD Philosophy (Aesthetics), Paris X- Nanterre University
1989 Discovering ceramics with Shôzô Tanida,, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
1993/1995 Various studios in Japan, (Ryoji Koie)
1999 Artist in residence at Villa Kujoyama, Kyoto, Japan (Foreign Affairs, France)
2009 / 2023 Member International Academy of Céramics , IAC
2010 Sagawa Art Museum, Raku Museum, Kyoto, Japan, with Kichizaemon Raku XV
2011 Le Poids de la pluie, Mitsukoshi-Tokyo Departement Store
2012 Galerie Hashimoto, Nagoya / Galerie Petit-Bois, Osaka
2013 Hankyu Departement Store, Osaka; Galerie Kakiden, Tokyo / Editions Manucius, Paris
2014 Tokyo, Nipponbashi-Mitsokushi / Galerie Petit Bois, Osaka / Galerie Hashimoto, Nagoya
2015 Hankyu, Osaka / Galerie Capazza, Nançay (cat. J.-J. Gonzalès) / Galerie La Célestine, Paris
2016 Fondation Bruno Lussato, Uccle, Bruxelles
2017 Mitsukoshi, Departement Store Nipponbashi, Tokyo
2018 Shôkando Gallery, Kyoto
2020 Les rêves de la pluie, Andoche Praudel et Akihito Takuma, Pierre-Yves Caër Gallery, Paris
2021 Les Voyages du Temps, avec Koji Moroï, Espace culturel Bertin Poirée, Paris
2022 Maison-Galerie Hélène Aziza, Paris
2023 Maison du Patrimoine, Terrasson (entretien avec Gilles Jallet)
2024 La Quadrature du cercle, avec Koji Moroï, Espace culturel Bertin Poirée, Paris
2025 Stations, céramique + peinture, galerie Le Sentiment des choses, Paris
Public Collection:
Musée national de la céramique, Sèvres
Raku Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Open Air Museum, Iwate, Japan
Mino Educative Trustees, Japan
Ohi Museum, Kanazawa, Japan
Sagawa Art Museum, Japan
Sydney Myers Fund, Musée de Shepparton, Australia
Musée de Sarreguemines
Ville de Chartres de Bretagne
Musée Ariana, Geneva, Switzerland
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Texas, USA
Yingge Museum, Taipei
Jingdezhen International Ceramics Institute, China
Mural: Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo
