Daisuke Iguchi: Selected works, 2020

Daisuke Iguchi: Selected works, 2020

I have always been attracted by the expression of beauty and strength that nature produces when it covers stones with moss, or patinated iron with rust; effects that I wanted to reproduce in my work.

To do so, I sprinkle the exterior surface with ashes made from rice husks, and, after firing, I rub and polish this surface to bring out the desired effect. I assemble each vessel by hand, from clay coils, knocking repeatedly against the interior surface.

As the earth remembers my work, I build strong inside and outside parts and take great care that the lines which connect them and the shape and texture of the piece won’t be distorted during firing.

I impress silver lines with a brush to highlight the texture of my vessels but behind the contemporary style brought by these decorative motives, I wish people would see much more.

Photo captions (in order of appearance):

• Syuhento Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 29.8 x 28.2 x 21.1 cm
• Shuto Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 42.7 x 23.9 x 23.9 cm
• Kokushuto Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, hulled ash, silver, 35.1 x 32.1 x 23.5 cm
• Syuhento Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 29.8 x 28.2 x 21.1 cm
• Syuhento Ginsai Ki, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver,19.9 x 26.1 x 24.9 cm
• Ginshuto Chawan, 2020, Ceramic clay, clay ash, hulled ash, silver,10.5 x 12.1 x 10.5 cm
• Syuhento Ginsai Ki, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 14.3 x 34.0 x 21.7 cm
• Shuto Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 32.9 x 20.9 x 16.2 cm
• Shuto Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 42.7 x 23.9 x 23.9 cm
• Syuhento Ginsai Ki, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 15.0 x 22.1 x 15.7 cm
• Shuto Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 32.9 x 20.9 x 16.2 cm
• Syuhento Ginsai Ki, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 19.9 x 26.1 x 24.9 cm
• Syuhento Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 21.2 x 22.0 x 19.7 cm
• Syuhento Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver
• Syuhento Ginsai Tsubo, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 29.8 x 28.2 x 21.1 cm
• Syuhento Ginsai Ki, 2020, Ceramic clay, metal oxide, clay ash, hulled ash, silver, 14.3 x 34.0 x 21.7 cm