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Artist /  Kunihiro Akinaga 

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Kunihiro Akinaga (b. 1987) was born in Osaka, Japan. He graduated from the Ceramic Art Course in the Department of Crafts at Osaka University of Arts in 2001.

 

In contemporary society, where issues such as international relations and environmental changes abound, Kunihiro Akinaga is acutely aware of the information overload that obscures the truth. At the same time, society is advancing at an astonishing pace, driven by human desires that propel scientific progress and make nearly anything possible. This rapid development blurs the lines between "reality" and "unreality," as well as between "human" and "animal."

 

These contemplations have inspired Akinaga to create hollow ceramic works that embody the duality of "permanence," reminiscent of Japan's Jomon pottery, alongside a fragility that can easily shatter upon impact. Through this creative lens, he seeks to explore the relationship between humans and nature and to question the boundaries between reality and illusion.

 

1987 born in Osaka, Japan

2001 Faculty of Fine Arts, Osaka University of Arts

Solo Exhibitions

2022     "Presence/ Absence" Sokyo Gallery, Kyoto, Japan

2021     Osaka Takashimaya Gallery Next, Osaka

2019     Takashimaya Shinjuku Art Gallery, Tokyo

2018     MIMESIS, Osaka Takashimaya, Osaka

2016     MIMESIS, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY, Tokyo

2013     Akinaga Kunihiro Exhibition, Kyoto Takashimaya, Kyoto

2013     Black Ceramic Sculptures, Shapes of Plants, GALERIA, Tokyo

2009     Black Ceramic Sculptures, Shapes of Plants, INAX MUSEUMS, Aichi

2007     Gallery Haku, Osaka('03)

2006     Kyoto Takashimaya, Kyoto

2002     Gallery Maronie, Kyoto
 

Group Exhibitions

2024     Colour Resonance: The Visual Language of Ceramics, TOUCH Gallery HK

2024     Reframing, vol.2 ,YOD Gallery ,Osaka, Japan

2023     Clay’s next chapter, Touch Ceramics, Hong Kong

2022     Reframing ,YOD Gallery ,Osaka, Japan

2021     Real, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka

2021     No Man's Land, The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo

2020     Message: Contemporary Ceramic Collection, The Museum of Ceramic Art, Hyogo

2020     Animals in Ceramic Art Exhibition, Hagi Uragami Museum, Yamaguchi

2019     Desin Miami, USA

2019     Art Kyoto, Nijo Castle, Kyoto

2019     FLOWERS, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga

2018     13th, Paramita Museum Ceramic Prize Exhibition, Paramita Museum, Mie

2018     Real, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka

2017     Art Osaka, Hotel Granpia Osaka, Osaka

2017     Harada no Mori Gallery Renewal Open Exhibition, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Hyogo

2017     Form and Essence, AKI GALLERY, Taiwan

2016     TAIWAN Ceramics Biennale, Taiwan

2016     Tradition and Innovation, Contemporary Japanese Ceramic, The Shigaraki

2016     Ceramic Cultural Park, Siga / Frederic Meyer Meijer Gardens, Michigan

2015     Art Taipei, Taiwan (’14)

2015     Young Art Taipei, Taiwan

2015     Contemporary Anthropomorphism, Sinjuku Takashimaya, Tokyo

2015     Premio Faenza, Faenza Italy (‘13)

2014     Phantasm Museum, Takashimaya (multiple locations)

2014     Supernatural, MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY, Tokyo

2014     ART PARIS, France 

2013     CABINET DA-END, Gallery DA-END, France

2012     SOFA. NEW YORK, NY

2011     Taro Okamoto Contemporary Art Prize, Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum, Kawasaki

2011     30th, Chozansho Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition, Aichi

2008     Ceramic Site 2008, Gallery Haku ('04 - '07)

2007     45th, Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition, ('01, '02)

2005     Miyazaki International Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition, MIyazaki Airport ('04)

2004     Value of Materials, Motoazabu Gallery, Tokyo, Gallery Haku, Osaka

2003     Hyogo Prefectural Exhibition, Hyogo Prefectural Museum, Hyogo ('01, '02)

2003     Japan Craft Exhibition, Ginza Matsuya, Tokyo

2003     Takaoka Craft Exhibition, Yamato Takaoka, Toyama

Awards

2015     Tradition and Innovation Japanese Ceramics Now, Gold Award

2011     Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art <Selected>

2009     Choza Award <Choza Award>

2001     Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition <Encouragement Award>

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