FEATURED ARTISTS
Yosuke Otsuki
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Expressing Colors in Memories with Color Glass
In 2021, Yosuke Otsuki received the top award, MEXT Award, at the Various Works Traditional Kōgei Exhibition where the top level glasswork and cloisonne artists in Japan gather. He was also awarded at the East Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition in 2023 and 2025, and is expanding his areas of activity. Otsuki expresses the light, wind and scents that a person has in one's memories using various colors. He uses a unique technique where he welds glass parts of different colors to make layers of color glass, and carefully carves it to create a beautiful form. He is a glasswork artist that is gaining much attention.
AWARDED ARTWORKS
The 53rd Metalwork Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2025)
The largest metalwork exhibition in Japan.
Introducing awarded artworks that have been strictly judged and selected from the newest works of metalwork artists with traditional metalwork techniques such as casting, hammer forming and chisel work.
EVENTS
The 72nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition - Okayama -
The 72nd Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition - Shimane -
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