A trailblazer in his family’s history, Koichiro Isezaki carries on his generational ceramics practice of Bizen ware. He is the first son of Living National Treasure Isezaki Jun.
He previously had an apprenticeship with New York-based ceramic artist Jeff Shapiro, who had actually studied under Koichiro’s father’s apprentice Yamashita Jyoji.
An element of chance is inherent within the creation of Bizen ware ceramics, as they involve a glaze produced through natural burning materials inserted in the kiln during the firing process. Isezaki takes this a step further with his straying from traditionality in order to come up with more creative and freer forms via multiple influences outside of his family. In his works, organized chaos and formed formlessness turn themselves on their head in order to produce something akin to his family’s work but with a more modern and textural twist.
He has recently exhibited all over Europe and frequently at Lacoste Gallery in Concord, Massachusetts.
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The 24th Moonlit Tea Ceremony
Exhibition of Tea Utensils September 8 - 17, 2023一穂堂恒例の「月夜の茶会」茶道具展も 24回を迎え、自慢のアーティスト達は来年の干支 "龍"と歌会始の勅題"和"をテーマに創作されています。Read more
"和"は日本人らしくて、大切な言葉。平和の"和"でもあります。 -
第23回「月夜の茶会」茶道具展
"友と歩む" "卯" September 9 - 24, 2022今回のテーマは「友と歩む」と「卯」。Read more
人が作った モノ も 友 で、そばにいて語ってくれます。
今回で23回目を迎え、33名の工芸作家の秀作が集まりました。