Makoto Kaneshige
Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1945. Eldest son of Kanashige Soyama. Studied under his father and established his own studio in 1979. He pursues understated forms and deep, intense firing.
He was born in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Sozan Kaneshige.
He graduated from Kyoto University in 1969.
He became his father's disciple.
He graduated from Kyoto University in 1969.
He became his father's disciple.
Biography
Mr. Sōsuke Kanashige was born in Okayama Prefecture in 1945 as the eldest son of Mr. Sozan Kanashige.
After graduating from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyoto University, he entered the world of ceramics under the tutelage of Mr. Sozan Kanashige in 1969.
He later established his own studio in Maruyama, Okayama City, in 1979.
He primarily uses a potter’s wheel to create tea ceramics, characterized by their deep, intense firing.
He is committed to eschewing decoration as much as possible and pouring his soul directly into the clay.
Currently, he is mainly active through solo exhibitions.
He holds solo exhibitions every year with great energy at department stores and other venues in Okayama, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Kumamoto.
He also held a solo exhibition in Munich, Germany, in 1995.
In 1997, his work was exhibited at the Bizen Ware Exhibition in Paris.
In 2019, he received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award.
After graduating from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kyoto University, he entered the world of ceramics under the tutelage of Mr. Sozan Kanashige in 1969.
He later established his own studio in Maruyama, Okayama City, in 1979.
He primarily uses a potter’s wheel to create tea ceramics, characterized by their deep, intense firing.
He is committed to eschewing decoration as much as possible and pouring his soul directly into the clay.
Currently, he is mainly active through solo exhibitions.
He holds solo exhibitions every year with great energy at department stores and other venues in Okayama, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Kumamoto.
He also held a solo exhibition in Munich, Germany, in 1995.
In 1997, his work was exhibited at the Bizen Ware Exhibition in Paris.
In 2019, he received the Okayama Prefecture Cultural Award.