Collapse/Rebirth: Sculpture by Fujino Sachiko and Futamura Yoshimi on view at Joan B Mirviss Ltd.

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Collapse/Rebirth: Sculpture by Fujino Sachiko and Futamura Yoshimi on view at Joan B Mirviss Ltd.
Fujino Sachiko (b. 1950), Transformation ‘14-4, 2014, 12 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 20 in. Photography by Nagata Yō.



NEW YORK, NY.- An art inextricably linked to the five elements of earth, wind, wood, metal and fire, ceramics have been created as reflections of nature from their very beginning. As a testament to this fact, Joan B Mirviss LTD announces the opening of the joint exhibition, Collapse/Rebirth: Sculpture by Fujino Sachiko and Futamura Yoshimi. For this show the two artists have each created a body of work that, while aesthetically different, complement each other in theme. Fujino’s smooth, layered forms evoke the beauty of a flower about to blossom, while the rough, cracked surfaces of Futamura’s sculptures suggest the hidden, mysterious side of nature. This juxtaposition reminds us of a balance that can only be governed by the natural world- a cycle in which collapse kindles rebirth.

FUJINO SACHIKO (b. 1950): Fujino’s artwork has a certain elegance unmistakably derived from her background in design. She began her career in textiles as a fashion designer in Kyoto. After taking a pottery class in the early 1980s, however, she developed a passion for the clay medium, leading her to study under the pioneering female ceramist, Tsuboi Asuka (b.1932). Since then, Fujino’s acclaim has only grown, as has her artistic style. Initially creating bold and powerful geometric forms, her most recent works have manifested into something more organic. For this exhibition, Fujino recalls childhood memories of a garden where flowers in full bloom competed with disorderly weeds. The artist believes:

“We see in nature an infinite number of relations that exist in delicate balance. There is a similarity between this balance with nature and the equilibrium necessary to create sculptural works. When I start my coil building process, the form is ever expanding and reveals itself to me through my manipulation of the clay.”

Without using maquettes and without the finished form in mind, Fujino relinquishes control to her coil-building technique. The struggle with her medium continues until the very end when Fujino finally discovers the completed sculpture. She uses an airbrush to dust her otherwise unadorned works with matte slip and sometimes adds a touch of colored glaze. The finished work seems to be on the brink of unfolding into full bloom just like the flowers from her childhood, revealing hidden layers of clay and life.

Fujino’s work has been highly awarded both nationally and internationally. Not only was her work represented in the renowned traveling exhibition, “Soaring Voices: Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists” from 2007 to 2012, but museums such as the Faenza International Ceramic Museum, Italy; Kyoto City Cultural Museum; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, FL; and Yale University Art Gallery, CT to name a few, hold her artwork in their permanent collection.

FUTAMURA YOSHIMI (b. 1959): Nagoya-native Futamura was traditionally trained at the Seto School of Ceramics in 1979 where she first embraced the techniques of the historic Seto ceramic center, one of the Six Old Kilns. She moved to France thirty years ago and her recent work has truly matured with an elegant, Parisian flair. Futamura begins on the wheel, creating a tubular form to which she applies a white porcelain slip. The dried slip cracks as she manipulates the shape from the inside out, perforating, tearing, and expanding the clay before drying then firing. The result is the textured, geological forms for which she is best known. Through this innovative process, Futamura reveals the power inherent within her medium. The deep cavities in her work that accompany fissured surfaces seem on the brink of bursting into expansion or sinking into collapse.

Despite her move to Paris, Japan unquestionably remains deeply rooted in the heart of her artwork. This exhibition is part of Futamura’s continued response to the tragic Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, that took place while she was preparing for a solo exhibition at Musée Ariana in Geneva, Switzerland. This disaster profoundly shook Futamura, who suddenly realized that even her tranquil birthplace was vulnerable to the whims of nature. As Futamura states:

“My work represents a fear for the uncertain, a force beyond our control which threatens to extinguish everything, even the desire for rebirth. The Tōhoku earthquake reminded me of how grateful I am to have grown up in Japan, as I could not be where I am today without its cultural influence. It is my hope that this exhibition introduces art to America that embodies a Japanese foundation with a Parisian essence.”

Futamura has received numerous honors for her work. Most recently, she has been included in the current CERAMIX Cité de la Céramique-Sèvres-Maison Rouge-Paris, France that traveled from the Netherlands this year. Museums with works in their permanent collection include the Brooklyn Museum, NY; Lowe Art Museum, FL; Musée de Céramique d’Andenne, Belgium; Musée Français de Céramique de Fuping, China; New Orleans Museum of Art, LA; Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, FL; Yale University Art Gallery, CT and more.










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