Masamichi YOSHIKAWA
COUNTRY
Japan
ARTIST STATEMENT
Science and technique are necessary in ceramics. However, I believe it is prayer. Humans demand joy in their life. Literature, philosophy, music, religion, dance, performance, etc… Time and thoughts became the culture. And richness and pleasant were given in the life. In the infinite transparency like the water from.
BIOGRAPHY
1946 Born in Chigasaki City,Kanagawa Prefecture ,Japan 1968 Graduate From The Japanese Design Academy 1984 Became member IAC 2007 The assumption of Nagoya University Of Arts Professor Ceramics 2009 The assumption of Technology mara university Associate Professor. Awards 2005 A praise-Aichi Prefectural Art and Culture Award-winning work 2004 The First International Taiwan Ceramics Biennale 2004-Grand Prize- 2003 World Ceramics Viennale (Ichon Korea)-Judge Prize- 2002 18th Biennale of Ceramic Art Valloruis (France)-Gold Prize- 2001 World Ceramics Viennale (Ichon Korea) -Bronze Prize- Public Collection 1994 Victoria&Albert Museum (London England)/Prague Art & Crafts Museum (Prague Czech Reublic) 2000 American Craft Museum (NewYork USA) 2010 Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Minnesota) 2012 Harn Museum of Art University of Florida(Florida) National Gallery of Australia (Canberra・Australia) 2014 Musée Magnelli, Musée de la Céramique (Vallauris France)
