Touching Stone Japanese pottery, ceramics, & sumi-e Gallery

2012 Touching Stone Gallery Exhibitions Click on any image to see the opened show
Celebrating our 13th year bringing Japanese art and artists to Santa Fe, Touching Stone Gallery is pleased to host a series of solo exhibitions to showcase some of the most exciting directions in contemporary Japanese ceramic art. This series features Japanese ceramists Keiichi Shimizu, Fusako Akao, Hiroyuki Wakimoto, Yukiya Izumita, Tadashi Mori, and painter Hiroki Murata. These artists are chosen for their achievements and dedication to take traditional art forms to new levels. Their works are testaments of the creative energy and visions that distinguish art from craft.
	April 6 - May 2, 2012 Keiichi Shimizu - Tanba Modernism Noted for his modern interpretations of forms built upon the long traditions and materials of Tanba pottery, Keiichi Shimizu explores three-dimensional interplay of lines and surfaces. His deceptively simple and elegant forms are in fact sophisticated aesthetic expressions, brought forth by use of Tanba clay with contrasting colors and texture.

	May 4 - 30, 2012 Fusako Akao - Memory of Time Touching Stone Gallery is privileged to introduce Fusako Akao, who developed her distinctive style while studying under her innovative mentor Kiyoyuki Kato in Gifu, Japan. Akao has dedicated her career to use clay to explore conceptual ideas. This exhibition is the first time her highly original works are shown in the USA.

	June 1 - 27, 2012 Hiroki Murata - Moments of Consciousness Murata studied under the late Ikuo Hirayama, one of Japan's greatest Nihonga painters. Inspired by a trip to Santa Fe, Murata developed a new style by combining the technical precision of Nihonga and the spontaneity of traditional sumi-e (Oriental ink painting). The result is an unusually evocative style that has been compared to early impressionistic black-and-white photographs. His new show pushes the envelope of how his mind sees the world, and how it interacts with it.

	June 29 - July 25, 2012 Hiroyuki Wakimoto Internationally known award-winning artist Hiroyuki Wakimoto is one of the most influential contemporary ceramists from Bizen, Japan. He set new directions and standards with innovative works inspired by ancient Japanese and Chinese pottery, and pioneered exploration of composite forms fired in different parts of the kiln to achieve contrasting colors and decorations. This exhibition will be Wakimoto's 9th solo show in Touching Stone Gallery.

	July 27 - August 22, 2012 Yukiya Izumita The award-winning works of Iwate ceramist Yukiya Izumita evoke awe and amazement. One seldom expects to see clay honed to razor-thin edges, torn apart, twisted at impossible angles like giant origami, to create sculptures with tension and beauty, forms that appear unpolished and at the same time complete.

	August 24 - September 21, 2012 Tadashi Mori Following his last two exhibitions in Touching Stone Gallery that can aptly be called artistic tour de force, award-winning ceramist Tadashi Mori continues with more ambitious projects, including two recent shows in France. His highly anticipated exhibition will coincide with the 45th General Assembly of the International Academy of Ceramics, to be held in Santa Fe in September, 2012.

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