Utsukushii Utsuwa - The Beauty Within
うつくしい うつわ
£45.00 per item
The second volume of Utsuwa Katachi introduces the inherent beauty of ceramics for daily life through photography.
Published in 2024, this book is the second volume of Utsuwa Katachi. It presents around 90 photographs of vessels created by 17 artists, including Arakawa Shingo, Anzai Kenta, and Tamiya Aki.
Each piece is shaped through the artists’ focused engagement with clay and the spirit of its maker. The photographs aim to draw out the distinctive beauty in each work.
The book also includes interviews with 12 of the featured artists, among them are Ono Teppei, Kangawa Yoshio, and Morioka Yuriko.
Shoken Tomoo is a gallerist born in Hokkaido. In 2002, she opened her gallery Utsuwa Shoken Kamakura, where she curates themed exhibitions focusing on utsuwa (vessels) that convey the beauty of everyday ceramics.
She has served as a producer of The Wonder 500, a project developed by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Her main publications include Utsuwa biyori -Perfect Day for Utsuwa and Hibi no Utsuwa – Utsuwa for Daily Life. Her major exhibitions incude TABERU and Utsuwa, Romantique at SFT Gallery in the National Art Center, Tokyo.
