Kurokawa Tōru – Calabi-Yau manifold

Description

Born in Kyoto, the artist first studied sculpture before devoting himself to ceramics. His early sculptures evoked the natural process of coral and plant formation by capturing the dynamism of natural movement without reproducing a specific form. He is inspired by the process of natural growth, which begins with the replication of a single cell and eventually produces body systems and life forms. Thanks to this, one can observe in his work abstract and mysterious forms, very organic, in neutral tones, which differentiate him from other Japanese ceramic artists.

In 2007, he won the Chōza Grand Prix. He can also be found in the permanent collection of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.

In particular, on the sculpture shown here, there is remarkable craftsmanship, with a textured surface, with amazing colored and glazed drips.

“I would like to create a space that fuses the two things, existence and non-existence”

The Colossal, interview, January 17, 2023

Personal or group exhibitions

2022
Winner of the Craft Prize, Emerging Talents, Maison&Objet, France.

2021
“HANDS & EARTH: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramic”, Katonah Museum of Art, New York, USA
“Toru Kurokawa Exhibition”, Ginza Tsutaya, Tokyo, Japan

2020
“Summer Clay: Textures of The Shoreline”, Joan B. Mirviss Ltd gallery, New-York, USA

2019
“String Theory”, Sokyo Gallery, Kyoto, Japan