Ceramic Artist Jun Kaneko

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Ceramic artist jun kaneko.

The art of jun kaneko the japanese artist s giant fanciful sculptures have rewritten the rules of ceramic art kaneko left for america at 21 to study painting. He felt that japanese schools were too strict and decided to move to california in the early 1960 s where a friend of his old art teacher helped him find a place to stay. He began studying ceramic art at the chouinard institute of art in california where his focus became drawn to sculptural ceramics. He lived for a couple of months with fred and mary marer who were avid collectors of contemporary.

Often as tall as 13 feet these objects are meant to spark interaction with both their immediate space and their architectural environments. Kaneko was born and raised in japan. Jun kaneko makes ceramic works that have a unique eastern and western sensibility. In 1942 he was born in norwegian nagoya japan.

Jun kaneko is a japanese born american ceramic artist best known for his large scale sculptures. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. Jun kaneko 2012 jun kaneko was born in nagoya japan in 1942 and went to the usa in 1963. His works in clay explore the effects of repeated abstract surface motifs.

Early life and education. Jun kaneko ceramic sculptural artist. Jun kaneko 金子 潤 kaneko jun born 1942 is a japanese ceramic artist living in omaha nebraska in the united states. Best known for his large scale monumental dango japanese for rounded form sculptures jun kaneko makes glazed ceramicsm that resemble inflated three dimensional canvases.

Jun kaneko grew up in japan and barely finished high school because he spent most of his time drawing and painting. This comes from his rich cultural heritage and the academic training through study with one of the masters of american ceramics. Enjoy these photos from a kaneko installation at the david and gladys wright house in phoenix in 2018. He expanded his studies in contemporary ceramics with peter voulkos in los angeles and also paul soldner and jerry rothman.