植竹敏

Satoshi Uetake植竹敏

1956- 

UETAKE uses Kakiotoshi, or Sgraffito, and Zogan carving and inlaying techniques on the surface of the pieces to create patterns and designs that express the swelling, diffusion, and movement of ephemeral formless energy within the world of nature.

Profile

PROFILE

 

1956 Born in Tuchiura City, Ibaraki
1984 Built his own kiln at Tukuba City
1996 Made the ceramic-wall of Shinonome-Station (Tokyo rinkai kousoku Railway)
2004 Work purchased by New Orleans Museum of Art

Awards

AWARDS

1995 Selected for Japan Traditional Art and Crafts Festival (97/99/03/06/07/10/12/13/15/16/17)
1998 Awarded the Mainichi-taisho Prize at Ceramic Exhibition of North Kanto
1999 Selected for Japan Ceramic Exhibition(01/11)
2015 Awarded the Itaya Hazan prize at Ibaraki Prefectural Art Festival