Colección: Okushima Keiji
Artist Statement
I work with glass—a material that lives in between: fluid yet solid, delicate yet strong, transparent yet elusive. It holds within it opposing qualities that do not clash, but coexist in quiet harmony. In its shimmering ambiguity, I find a reflection of something deeply personal—my inner landscapes, fleeting thoughts, and silent emotions.
Drawn to the fragile and seductive beauty of glass, I approach each piece as a dialogue between self and substance. My practice is rooted in kiln casting and glass blowing, but it expands through continuous experimentation, original techniques, and the occasional fusion with other materials. Each work emerges not from repetition, but from a moment of discovery.
Among my creations are glass matcha bowls—born from my encounters with the world of tea. By applying urushi lacquer to the glass, I have sought to give form not only to beauty, but to function, bridging tradition with new possibilities.
To me, glass is not simply a medium. It is a vessel of light and memory, of presence and absence. My work is a quiet pursuit of form—a journey into the unknown terrains where material and mind meet.
Profile
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2024
Touch Ceramic, Hong Kong, China
Solo Exhibition, gallery La, Tokyo
Solo Exhibition, gallery Week, Kanazawa -
2023
Solo Exhibition, gallery Utsuwakan, Kyoto
Solo Exhibition, wad+ gallery, Osaka
MATTER’S WHISPER, France&Japan collaborated exhibition, Daigoji temple, Kyoto -
2022
Solo Exhibition, gallery heptagon, Kyoto
Solo Exhibition, gallery La, Tokyo -
2021
KOGEI ART FAIR KANAZAWA
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2019
ART NAGOYA
Born in Kyoto in 1977. Currently based in Shiga.. After working at a glass studio and a kimono dyeing workshop, became an independent glass artist in 2010, establishing a studio in Shiga Prefecture. Since then, he has been actively exhibiting both in Japan and abroad.
-Selected Exhibitions and Art Fairs
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Agotado
Tazón poco profundo 1
Precio habitual $950.00 USDPrecio habitualPrecio unitario / porAgotado -
Tazón poco profundo 1
Precio habitual $1,100.00 USDPrecio habitualPrecio unitario / por -
Tazón poco profundo 1
Precio habitual $600.00 USDPrecio habitualPrecio unitario / por