Hideaki Miyamura, born Niigata, Japan 1955 Search this
Medium:
glazed porcelain
Dimensions:
20 x 9 7/8 in. (50.8 x 25.2 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Date:
2002
Luce Center Label:
Hideaki Miyamura's years of experience and ardent experimentation have led to new ceramic forms and glazes that are unique to his work. In Vessel, Miyamura emphasized the work's surface by creating highly polished bands across areas of raw texture. The iridescent glaze, like those seen in Chinese ceramics during the Song dynasty a thousand years ago, creates a subtle color effect that reacts to the viewing angle and light sources present. Miyamura's glazes evoke organic and geologic forms such as soap bubbles, insect wings, or natural minerals, as well as celestial bodies and even the voids of space.
Luce Object Quote:
"These glazes not only have a long and mysterious history . . . they also carry deep meaning in the art and philosophy of China as well as Japan." The artist, quoted in Ceramic Arts Daily, August 2010
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
