Ceramist Shiro Tsujimura Exhibition

Museum “Eki” Kyoto

Finished

Artists

Shiro Tsujimura

Ceramist Shiro Tsujimura, born in 1947 in Nara Prefecture, built a studio with his own hands equipped with a kiln that doubles as his home in a remote mountain location in the Mimacho district of Nara, allowing him to blend in with the natural surroundings there. Created through much soul-searching with his heart guiding his hands, his unique and unconventional art radiates energy and has been received to high acclaim both in Japan and abroad.
After moving to Tokyo to be a Western-style painter in his late teens, his desire to reflect on his sense of self grew in the days he spent devoted to painting, and he started learning about Zen teachings. Looking back on those days, Tsujimura said: "Two things have served as guides in my life: that which radiates from deep inside people's minds, and that which arises from my creative activities."
Enamored with an obscure Oido tea bowl at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum in his early 20s, Tsujimura set out on the path to becoming a ceramist without studying under any master, and has since been at the potter’s wheel every day, energetically molding clay and letting his heart lead him where he wants to go.
This retrospective exhibition features works personally selected by Tsujimura, from his early years as a ceramist to today. Pots, vases, and tea bowls, the starting point of his ceramic journey, are among some of the 150 works featured at this exhibition, with a collection of calligraphy and paintings also on display, shaping the versatile world of Shiro Tsujimura.

Schedule

May 13 (Fri) 2022-Jun 19 (Sun) 2022