Koie Ryoji Ceramics

A tribute at oxford ceramics gallery 25 september 31 october marks a return of his work to one of those many cities in which he once worked.

Koie ryoji ceramics.

Born in 1938 in tokoname ryoji koie may have been one of the world s senior potters but he had the attitude and energy of an eternal enfant terrible in japanese ceramics. Initially koie worked in a tile factory making his first pots at the age of 20. In 1991 he spent time in the studio of sebastian blackie in farnham preparing a body of fluid work in stoneware for an exhibition at galerie besson. Indeed koie uses mixed media such as clay and glass in his figurative sculptures and the sculptural feel translates to his ceramics.

Initially koie worked in a tile factory making his first pots at the age of 20. He began work at a local tile factory immediately following his graduation from high school and started producing his own pottery when he was 20. Rather than labor to preserve tradition as a young man he looked to movements in postwar contemporary art such as the abstract expressionist paintings of jackson pollock and the. One of the most versatile and forward thinking of japan s contemporary artists koie is best known as a ceramist.

Born in tokoname in 1938 one of the oldest ceramic centers in japan koie ryoji 鯉江良二 studied ceramics locally until 1966 when he began working independently. When i first met koie in the 1970s he was making pots covered in slip and firing them with wood that had been dredged from the harbor near tokoname koie s home. Encapsulating a sense of spontaneity you may struggle to drink your matcha tea from a piece like this rather preferring to admire it. Born in 1938 in tokoname one of the oldest ceramic centers in japan koie sensei studied ceramics locally but almost immediately developed his iconoclastic style.

Considered one of japan s most innovative ceramic artists his work has made him an international leader in ceramics. Ryoji koie ceramic rebel article by janet mansfield followers of the ceramics of the japanese artist ryoji koie could be excused for wondering what koie will turn his mind to next. Born in 1938 in tokoname ryoji koie may be one of the world s senior potters but he still has the attitude and energy of an eternal enfant terrible in japanese ceramics. Born in tokoname in 1938 one of the oldest ceramic centers in japan koie ryoji studied ceramics locally until 1966 when he began working independently.

The ceramicist margaret o rourke at whose studio in oxford he created his inimitable pieces remembers him as a man full of life and madness. Considered one of japan s most innovative ceramic artist s ryoji koie b. The monochrome colors of this tea bowl from 2004 by japanese artist ryoji koie contribute to its textural rugged feel. One of the most versatile and forward thinking of japan s contemporary artists koie i s best known as a ceramist.