陶芸家　田中哲也のオフィシャルECサイトです。
This is the official electronic commerce site for ceramic artist Tetsuya Tanaka.

常設ギャラリー
滋賀県野洲市
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Gallery
Yasu-shi, Shiga, Japan　
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　土という素材に出会って20年程になります。最近になって土という素材を理解してきたように思えます。少しですが、土からのメッセージを感じ取れるようになったように思います。どのようなやきものに成りたいか、或いは、どれだけ手を加えれば良いかというような。私の作品は、見たところ、ハードで冷たい印象を受けるのですが、最近、その中にもやさしさや暖かさやを感じると言われることがあります。それは、少しなりにも土のことが理解できたからではないかと思います。
　陶土は、限りある資源で、今後100年で尽きてしまうという説もあります。また、やきものは、何万年も腐りません。割れない限りその形、色を永い間保つのです。このような素材を扱える陶芸家というものは、素晴らしい仕事であると私は思います。また、ある意味、責任が課せられているのではないでしょうか。この時代につくったものが、何万年も先まで残るのです。だからいい加減なものはつくれないと思っています。時代を超えて愛される。そのような作品を私はつくりたいのです。

プロフィール
<主な展覧会>
2020年 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale　新北市・台湾
2019年　田中哲也展　企画　綻堂蒔光　台北・台湾
2007～20年BIWAKOビエンナーレ
2013年　神戸ビエンナーレ
2012年　越後妻有アートトリエンナーレ
2009年　田中哲也‐ノスタルジックな近未来の情景　企画　滋賀県立陶芸の森

<主なA.I.R.全て招聘>
2019年　Clayarch Gimhae Museum（韓国）
2018年　富平陶芸村（中国）、EKWCヨーロッパセラミックワークセンター(オランダ)、滋賀県立陶芸の森
2017年　新北市立鶯歌陶磁博物館（台湾）
2015年　Clay Studio（米国）

<主な受賞>
2020年　第61回　Faenza賞入選
2019年　Korean International Ceramic Biennale 2019 International Competition Honorable Mention受賞
2016年　秀明文化基金賞
2016年　台湾国際陶磁ビエンナーレ優選
2015年　京畿世界陶磁ビエンナーレ（韓国）佳作
2007年　平和堂財団芸術奨励賞
2005年　9th Tokyo-New York Ceramic Art Competition 優勝

IAC International Academy of Ceramics国際陶芸アカデミー会員　

C.V.
Exhibition
2020 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
2019 Tetsuya Tanaka Solo Exhibition, Gallery life seeding, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale Thematic exhibition in Yeoju Pray:
Cherishing Life, Yeoju World Livingware Gallery, Gyeonggi, South Korea
2012 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2012, Nigata Japan
2009 Solo Exhibition TANAKA Tetsuya-The Scene of Nostalgic Near Future, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Shiga, Japan

Residence
2019 Clayarch Gimhae Museum international Summer Workshop 2019, South Korea
2018 Guest Artist Residency, EKWC [European Ceramic Work Center], The Netherlands
2017 Guest Artist Residency, The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Shiga, Japan
2017 Guest Artist Residency, New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan

Awards
2020 Selected 61st Faenza Prize
2019 Korean International Ceramic Biennale 2019 International Competition Honorable Mention
2016 27th Shumei Cultural Foundation prize
2016 Merit Prize, 2016 Taiwan Ceramics Biennale International Competition
2015 Honorable Mention, 8th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale International Competition

Member of IAC, International Academy of Ceramics

Artist’s statement
My first series are QOO series. This name from Chinese or Japanese character空. This means sky or empty. For over ten years I am making ceramic works that were combined with metal. Though these works look like genuine metallic products, the main material is ceramics and only a few parts are real metals. I am wondering if I could eliminate the borderline of this earthenware and metal. My main works are modern arts, and at the same time they are crafts. I would like to erase the borderline between the modern art and craft work also.
I am making functional art pieces also. Many Japanese ceramic artists are making fine art piece and functional art pieces both. There is almost no border between arts and crafts in Japanese ceramic arts. Japanese craft is called "KOUGEI". KOUGEI is slightly different from Western craft. In the West, art is considered to be higher than craft. In Japan, KOUGEI and arts is the same, sometimes the KOUGEI is higher than art. Japanese contemporary ceramic art is growing from this KOUGEI.
I am trying approach to contemporary art from ceramic art. We as a potter, make vessels. I am making vessels for invisible or things without shapes and volume. For example, vessel for sounds, vessel for time, vessel for light or rays.
響器 HIBIKI is vessel for sounds. If make sound or say something into HIBIKI, You can hear echo from HIBIKI. You can talk to someone with a little voice between the two ends of HIBIKI also. I added concept as a communication between work and visitor.
輝器 KAGAYAKI is vessel of lights or rays. I made KAGAYAKI body by trancelusent clay. This clay has been developed at Industrial Research Center of Shiga Prefecture in 2009. I fired fluorescent material on KAGAYAKI inner. I illuminated it with ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet light is invisible light rays. I rebirth it to visible light rays in KAGAYAKI. I used electric power made from solar panel. I mean sunshine rebirth to Ultraviolet rays and finally it rebirth to visible light by my work. I made this work after 3.11 2011 FUKUSHIMA. I hope that the light made by this process purify the soul of the peoples for requiem.
景器 KAGEKI is vessel for a view. I made and install this concept work in Gimhae South Korea last year. I made 8 ceramic pieces and combine it by bolt and nut to circle shape. You can see beautiful view or landscape through my work. I will continue this concept. I hope will make and install works in over the world. I hope never changing beautiful and peaceful view or landscape that we can see through my works.
My work is a Contemporary art and also KOUGEI craft. I have tried to create artworks by the new ceramic technique or idea developed from the basic and traditional way of KOUGEI. I am challenging to create my works with the aim of the fusion of KOUGEI art and contemporary art. I hope to be an artist who will expand a new style or area with possibility of my pursuit for this fusion and will greatly contribute to the ceramic culture.