Takuro Kuwata
glazed porcelaine, platinum
75 x 68 x 64 cm
29.53 x 26.77 x 25.2 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9469
glazed porcelaine, pigment, gold, copper, black luster
73 x 90 x 70 cm
28.74 x 35.43 x 27.56 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9467
glazed porcelaine, platinum
75 x 56 x 52 cm
29.53 x 22.05 x 20.47 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9495
glazed porcelaine, pigment, gold, stone, platinum
65 x 70 x 66 cm
25.59 x 27.56 x 25.98 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9468
glazed porcelaine, platinum, pigment, gold, stone
90 x 44 x 35 cm
35.43 x 17.32 x 13.78 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9470
glazed porcelaine, pigment, gold, copper, black luster
60 x 40 x 28 cm
23.62 x 15.75 x 11.02 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9466
glazed porcelaine, pigment, stone, gold
56 x 30 x 27.5 cm
22.05 x 11.81 x 10.83 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9465
glazed porcelaine, pigment, platinum
44 x 43 x 51 cm
17.32 x 16.93 x 20.08 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9461
glazed porcelaine, pigment, gold, platinum
55 x 38 x 35 cm
21.65 x 14.96 x 13.78 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9460
glazed porcelaine, pigment, stone, gold, feldspar
49 x 40 x 38 cm
19.29 x 15.75 x 14.96 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9463
glazed porcelaine, platinum, gold
63 x 26 x 24 cm
24.8 x 10.24 x 9.45 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9472
glazed porcelaine, pigment, platinum
37 x 35 x 35 cm
14.57 x 13.78 x 13.78 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9480
glazed porcelaine, pigment, stone, gold, platinum
60 x 40 x 28 cm
23.62 x 15.75 x 11.02 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9462
glazed porcelaine, pigment, stone, gold, platinum
53 x 34 x 30 cm
20.87 x 13.39 x 11.81 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9464
glazed porcelaine, pigment, stone, platinum
56 x 36 x 31 cm
22.05 x 14.17 x 12.2 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9459
bronze, placage au nickel, uréthane
26 x 25 x 18 cm
10.24 x 9.84 x 7.09 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9474
Porcelain, glaze, pigment, gold, platinum, stone
60 x 32 x 33,5 cm
23.62 x 12.6 x 12.99 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9211
bronze, or, uréthane
27.5 x 35 x 17.5 cm
10.83 x 13.78 x 6.89 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9473
Argent sculpture
15 x 18 x 18 cm
5.91 x 7.09 x 7.09 in
Edition of 30 ex + 2 EA
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9432
glazed porcelaine, pigment, gold, platinum
38 x 40 x 34 cm
14.96 x 15.75 x 13.39 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 8489
Bronze sculpture
15 x 18 x 18 cm
5.91 x 7.09 x 7.09 in
Edition of 30 ex + 2 EA
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 9433
Japanese, born in 1981 in Hiroshima
Lives and works in Tokyo, Japan
Despite the formal radically of his pottery, Takuro Kuwata nonetheless grounds his work within the tradition of Japanese ceramics. His work joyfully mixes traditional techniques and experimental protocols into a dynamic, colourful, and exuberant production. Kuwata remains attached to notions around the functionality of object, though many of the bowls he produces lose their utilitarian aspect as a result of his intense process of production.
Prolific and fearless, Kuwata lets hazards and chance play an important role in shaping his pots and sculptural objects. His recipes of clay mixed with stones burst, puncture, and explode when they are subject to the heat of the kiln. On the surface, extravagantly thick layers of glaze melt, drip and crack, adhering to the clay with needles.
With intuition, perseverance, and a child-like enthusiasm Kuwata consistently pushes his materials and techniques to new limits. His artworks embody the dynamism of an amorphous contemporary culture built upon a rich historical heritage.
Works of Takuro Kuwata are included in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and The Palm Springs Art Museum, California.