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Japanese ceramicists at Watson

“Spring Snow 13-1,” 2013 by Satoru Hoshino, photo: Stuart Hay, ANU Photography
“Spring Snow 13-1,” 2013 by Satoru Hoshino, photo: Stuart Hay, ANU Photography
JAPANESE ceramic artists Kayoko and Satoru Hoshino have been visiting artists at the ANU School of Art Ceramics Workshop since February this year and have met up with many old friends in the ceramics world.

To mark their departure from Canberra, Canberra Potters’ Society is presenting an  exhibition of their work in collaboration with the ANU Ceramics Workshop.

Satoru Hoshino’s hand is a prominent element in his work, as are his rich glazes that pool and drip on interior and exterior surfaces.

His “Spring-Snow” series of works resulted from a mountain climb when he came across a blanket of virgin snow under a bright blue sky. In his mind’s eye he saw white snow melting in the sunshine corresponding to a ceramic glaze melting in fire.

Surface texture is also important in the work of Kayoko Hoshino, but here it is much more controlled with a patterning of incisions made with a file. When working on a new piece, she allows the clay to dictate its initial form; she then works with that form to bring about a finished piece. The finishing touch is often silver lustre or platinum added to planes of softly polished surfaces.

Kayoko & Satoru Hoshino in Canberra, at Watson Art Centre, Aspinall St, Watson,

Thursday to Sunday, 10am-4pm, until June 2.

Kayoko Hoshino, Photo Greg Daly
Kayoko Hoshino, Photo Greg Daly
Satoru Hoshino, Photo Greg Daly
Satoru Hoshino, Photo Greg Daly
 

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