Journal

Learning material from the lecture on June 25, 2022 
Written by Yoshitsugu Nagano

This week's journal is a reflection on the conversations from the event with Museum of Fine Art, Houston. An essay on the transience of the art of the tea bowl, this essay discusses the current global climate and how it relates to our relationship with each other and art.

Kodai Ujiie, currently exhibiting at Tokyo Ippodo Gallery’s 6th New Birds Flying group show until January 31, 2021, is one of the youngest and most refreshing artists in the Ippodo Gallery collection. This journal goes into detail on his inspiration, development of his visual language, and highlights a few of his pieces. 

Happy New Year! 

Ippodo Gallery team hopes that this year is a lot brighter and warmer than the last!

To welcome the new year and all our friends and supporters, we feature a carefully curated selection of pieces from Tokyo Ippodo Gallery to share with you for this week's Journal. 

Three different ways to alter a ceramic form explained through Ippodo Gallery's artists. 

A look through the various tall forms from Ippodo Gallery artists featuring artists Koichiro Isezaki, Hafu Matsumoto, and Yui Tsujimura.

A brief overview on the methods and applications of Ash Glaze featuring our artist, Yui Tsujimura and his signature, natural ash pieces.

A deeper look into the techniques and materials of Ippodo Gallery's ceramic artists. 

This week we feature specifically red iron oxide and its effects on the clay body and glaze.

Looking through Ippodo Gallery’s tea bowl collection, we have a variety of different glazing techniques, textures, styles, and forms across all the different ceramic artists. 

Ippodo Gallery's weekly journal feature introduces Glassblowing. Coinciding with Laura de Santillana's exhibition, Through Her Eyes: In Memory of Laura de Santillana. 

A short and concise view on the techniques of glassblowing, this journal discusses Free-blowing and Mold-blowing techniques. 

A personal letter from Ippodo Gallery director Shoko Aono to her late friend and artist Laura de Santillana. This letter precedes Ippodo Gallery's October - November exhibition, Through Her Eyes: In Memory of Laura de Santillana. 

China painting was first developed in China during the 7th-8th century. The main types of China painting include underglaze and overglaze. This Journal goes into detail about the two types of China painting, paired with examples from Ippodo Gallery's artists.