Artist / Kurokawa Toru
Kurokawa has been awarded, praised by collectors and scholars and celebrated with numerous exhibitions around the world throughout the years, including: Kusakabe Gallery, Kyoto (2021); Yingge Ceramic Museum, Taiwan (2020); GreenWise, Italy (2022); Mashiko Museum of Ceramic, Tochigi, Japan (2019) and more. His work has also been included in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum, UK; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA; San Francisco Asian Art Museum, USA and more.
Toru Kurokawa's works are spiral hollow geometric shapes, with an obvious sense of mysterious existence. Not only is it engaging, it also inspires a spiritual connection with nature. Drawing inspiration from the organic and geometric shapes of natural objects such as rocks, trees and mountains, his work embodies the essence of the human spirit, giving them powerful qualities.
1984 Born in Kyoto, Japan
2007 B.F.A. National Tsukuba University, Ibaraki, Japan
2009 M.F.A. Kyoto City University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan
Awards
2022 Rising Talent Awards Craft, Maison&Objet Paris, France
2017 Special Judges’ Award___The 11th International Ceramics Competition MINO, Gifu, Japan
2007 Kaminozami Biennale (Aichi), Associate Prize
2007 Major Prize, Contemporary Ceramic Art Biennale (Hyogo)
Exhibitions
2024 Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
2024 PAD Paris, France
2023 Rhythm, Touch Gallery, Hong Kong
2022 Milano Salone, Green Wise, Italy
Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition, Paramita museum, Mie, Japan
2021 Set Theory, Kusakabe Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
Topology, Ginza Tsutaya Books, Tokyo, Japan
2020 Taiwan Ceramic Biennale, Yingge Ceramic Museum, Taiwan
2019 Clay and Abstraction, Mashiko Museum of Ceramic, Tochigi, Japan
Korean International Ceramic Biennale, Icheon International Ceramic Center, Korea
Collections
Victoria and Albert Museum, UK
LosAngeles County Museum of Art, USA
San Francisco Asian Art Museum, USA
Allen Memorial Art Museum, USA
Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, Japan