ใ4th – 21st October 2019ใ
PRIVATE VIEW: 3rd October Thu 18:00-20:00
RSVP: Eventbrite
SPECIAL OPENING: 5th October Sat 12:00-18:00
*๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐!*
You can have your own broken pottery repaired by the acclaimed, Stoke-on-Trent based Japanese artist, Reiko Kaneko!
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ (๐ข๐ง๐๐จ@๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ-๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ.๐๐จ๐ฆ) ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ; ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ, for quicker quotation.
In this exhibition Reiko Kaneko presents an exploration of kintsugi and of imperfection. The practice of ceramics provide ample opportunities to examine breakages and keep the mind open to its beauty.
The world is not made up of perfect squares and circles but are instead pitted, broken and weathered. At Sway Gallery, Kaneko will be showing her mended pieces as well as ceramics inspired by wabi-sabi philosophy.
The mended pieces come to represent more than their original selves adding stories. Kaneko believes Wabi-sabi is actually a very simple concept and itโs anything but high brow. You can see it everywhere, on the pavement, on the bark of a tree. Itโs a beauty thatโs available to all.
ARTIST PROFILE:
After studying design at Central Saint Martins, Reiko started out designing a range of products which she had made around the world but it was the joy of working with ceramicists in The Potteries, and tapping into over two centuries of knowledge in fine bone china production that led her to concentrate on ceramics.
Reiko spent her childhood in Japan and still makes frequent visits. Japan has not only been an inspiration for the elegant simplicity to which she strives, but the key to her appreciation of craft and craftsmanship. Reiko has collaborated with makers in different materials both in England and in Japan. In addition to design work, the company specialises in ceramic glazing and experiments in the studio with new reactive glaze.
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OPENING HOURS:
MON-FRI 11:00-19:00
SAT 5th October 12:00-18:00
SAT & SUN by
appointment (buyers only)
*FREE ENTRY*
*ALL THE
ARTWORKS WILL BE FOR SALE*