Yataro Amemiya
- Inkstone carving
- 1961 -
An ink slab is not just an artifact to rub down an ink stick and make some sumi or black ink; it is for calming the mind while making sumi, a place to confront the self.
For me the ink slab is "a receptacle of the spirit" and in its functional simplicity I found the possibility of an artistic expression suitable for today's society.
I am pursuing the creation of contemporary sculpture in this simple "form or shape" in which natural materials are allowed to express themselves.
| Membership | Full member, Japan Kogei Association Yamanashi Art Association |
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- 1961 Born in Yamanashi Prefecture
- 1985 Graduated from Department of Sculpture, Tokyo University of the Arts
- 1989 Completed Graduate School of Fine Arts (Sculpture, Art and Education),
Tokyo University of the Arts - 1990 First time submitted and selected for 37th Japan Traditional Art Crafts
Exhibition; submitted every year to date - 1994 Full member, Japan Kogei Association
- 2005 Solo exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store
- 2008 Solo exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store
- 2010 Traditional Crafts in the 21st Century -Eyes of the
World- Exhibition, MOA Museum of Art - 2011 Solo exhibition, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi main store
- 2013 Exhibition [Contemporary KOGEI Styles in Japan]
- 1996Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at 12th Japan
Traditional Art Crafts Other Work Exhibition - 1997Received the Tokyo Board of Education Award at 13th Japan
Traditional Art Crafts Other Work Exhibition - 2004Received the Eastern Branch Prize at 44th Japanese
Traditional Art Crafts New Works Exhibition - 2006Received the Best New Artist Award at 53rd Japan
Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition - 2007Received the Incentive Award at 27th POLA
Traditional Culture Awards - 2009Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at 49th Eastern Japan
Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
Received the Kogei Association Award at 22nd Japan Traditional
Art Crafts Other Work Exhibitio - 2012Received the Japan Kogei Association Award at 52nd Eastern
Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
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