While attending college, Yasuyoshi Sugiura was moved by the words of his teacher, who told him, ¡°ceramics are stones.¡± This inspired the artist to explore the potential of clay as a medium, creating works such as the ¡°Stones of Ceramics¡± series¡± that, as the title suggests, presented small, realistic ceramic rocks. By taking a conventional and ubiquitous shape and re-creating it in an unfamiliar material, Sugiura challenges visitors to re-examine and re-interpret the ordinary.
This exhibition presents a large-scale version of the ¡°Stones of Ceramics¡± series, titled the ¡°Rocks of Ceramics,¡± as well as 27 works from Sugiura¡¯s ¡°Natural History of Ceramics¡± collection, which features flowers with petals, seeds and stem made entirely of ceramics; June 7-Aug. 3.
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City; 4-38 Nakahama-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo. Koroen Stn. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ?500. Closed Wed. 0798-33-0164;
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