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Between the Cracks:
Kodai Ujiie's Collage-Like surfaces
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Candied Surfaces
Tea Bowls by Tomoyuki Hoshino
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About the Motif:
Rokumei, Deer's Cry
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About the Motif:
Goddess of the Moon
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About the Motif:
Ten Thousand Flowers
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About the Motif:
A Look into Yuki Hayama's Shinrabansho Design
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Exhibition Highlights:
Details of Daisuke Nakano
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Artist Spotlight:
Shota Suzuki
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A Gentle Tea Bowl
The Art of Tomoyuki Hoshino
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Artist Spotlight:
Kodai Ujiie's Contemporary Kintsugi
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.
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Unique Surfaces
A Survey of Tokyo Ippodo Gallery Artists
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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.
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Altered Forms
Ribbing, Faceting, and Molding
Three different ways to alter a ceramic form explained through Ippodo Gallery's artists.
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A Slender Silhouette:
On Ippodo Gallery’s Tall Forms
A look through the various tall forms from Ippodo Gallery artists featuring artists Koichiro Isezaki, Hafu Matsumoto, and Yui Tsujimura.
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Ash Glazes
on Yui Tsujimura's Natural Ash Glazes
A brief overview on the methods and applications of Ash Glaze featuring our artist, Yui Tsujimura and his signature, natural ash pieces.
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Japanese Lacquer
An Overview
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Stoneware and Colorants
On Iron Oxide
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.
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Black Glazes
Tenmoku, Raku, and Oribe
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.
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Shino Glaze
An introduction to the Shino glaze technique
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About Glass
A Short Introduction to Glassblowing Technique
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.
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Intricate Painting:
A Brief Look into the Technique of China Painting
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.
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The Rebirth of Wood
A Look Inside Sho Kishino's Studio
Sho Kishino invites us into his studio.
A look into the space of inspiration for a sculptor, we are offered a different lens in which to understand the production of his work. The humility, resourcefulness, and care for his pieces and practice are all reflected through his studio space.
It is through this careful documentation that the viewer can see the tidy and meticulious personality of Kishino; one that is reflected in precise and organic carving.
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Capturing Patience
The Philosophy of Nature in Takashi Tomo-oka's Photography
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ippodo gallery presents new pieces by yui tsujimura
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About the Series
Koichiro Isezaki
Ippodo Gallery’s spring artist Koichiro Isezaki's series of provocative, sculptural, yet minimal, vessels and forms.