Akio Takamori, "Untitled Envelope" c. s
Hand Built Porcelain, Salt Fired
31" x 17" x 8"
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Akio Takamori, "Eros"
Stoneware with underglazes
38" x 11" x 12"
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Akio Takamori, "Landscape"
Stoneware with underglazes
28" x 14" x 14"
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Akio Takamori, "Sleeper with Blue Eyes"
Stoneware with underglazes
38" x 17" x 6"
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Akio Takamori, "Sleeper with Orange Hair"
Stoneware with Underglazes
34" x 15" x 6"
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Akio Takamori, "Pink Okubi"
Stoneware with underglazes
32" x 26" x 20"
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Akio Takamori, Man and Woman"
Color lithograph
15" x 18"
Ed. of 12"
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Akio Takamori, "War"
Lithograph & woodblock with chine colle Chine colle: unknown "Japanese" paper from an antique book of chants/songs from Japanese "Noh" plays
15 7/8" x 11 10/11"
Edition of 36
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Akio Takamori, &
Akio Takamori
Akio Takamori () was born and raised in Japan. Takamori apprenticed with a master folk potter in Kyushu and met American ceramist Ken Ferguson, who encouraged Takamori go to the United States and study with him at the Kansas City Art Institute. In , Takamori moved to the United States and received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and his MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University. After working as a resident artist at Archie Bray Foundation, Takamori moved to Seattle, Washington where he was a professor at the ceramics department. Takamori is known for his painted figures on sculptural ceramic vessel forms. Most of his work is influenced by his Japanese heritage.
Takamori’s work is included in numerous collections including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Los Angels County Museum of Art, Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Ariana Museum in Geneva, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including three National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Grants (, , ), the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and
Akio Takamori: Portraits and Sleepers
March 7 – May 6,
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The career of artist Akio Takamori (Japanese-American, ) spanned over 40 years, during which time he became a well-known influencer of contemporary ceramics. He was a professor at University of Washington for over 20 years and helped build a ceramics program which became highly-sought after by art students nationwide. Takamori’s work was heavily inspired by his Japanese heritage, as well as historical movements in art and cultural events.
His artistic career pushed the boundaries of traditional industrial pottery, ceramic slab vessels, and larger-than-life public art commissions. In August , Takamori completed a Visiting Artist Residency at Museum of Glass, during which he created work inspired by head-shaped ancient Roman glass flasks. These flasks, popular during the 2nd and 3rd century AD, were created by using molds to shape the glass. This technique, using his ceramic sculptures as the basis for the glass molds, allowed Takamori to bring his expertise in ceramics to the creation of glass sculptures. Each glass piece is also embellished with enamel paints, creating a pictorial surface which
About Akio
Akio Takamori
Akio Takamori was born and raised in Japan. He has been exhibiting in the United States, Europe and Asia since the mid s. Takamori received his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in and his MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University in
Takamori’s recent solo exhibitions include Ground (), at James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA and Equivalent (), at Galerie Kunstforum Solothurn, Switzerland.
Takamori’s work is included in numerous collections including the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Los Angels County Museum of Art, Victoria &#; Albert Museum in London, Ariana Museum in Geneva, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including three National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Fellowship Grants (, , ), the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (), and the USA Ford Fellowship (). Takamori is professor of art at the University of Washington and he lives and works in Seattle where he has a studio.
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