Noah

This is "Noah" by Fujita Sho, who has been active since his time at the Bizen Pottery Center following his studies in general art. It is a work that lets the fresh and stylish spirit, characteristic of Fujita, who has studied general art including oil painting since his youth, bloom through his own unique techniques. Inspired by Noah's Ark, the design is primitive like a mural, yet overflowing with a sense of dynamism. The image is brought to life using a reverse-inlay technique: he creates a large wooden board, presses clay into it to raise the lines, and then fills the surrounding area with a different type of clay. Paper box
Diameter 17.8cm × Diameter 16.3cm × Height 1.7cm Sho Fujita was born in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture in 1978. In 1987, he studied general art for four years at the studio of Western-style painter Kyoji Ono. In 1993, he studied drawing and design for three years at the studio of Western-style painter Hisamitsu Yamauchi. In 1997, he learned the basics of pottery under Yasuaki Kawasaki and Minoru Nakamura, and in the following year, 1998, he entered the Bizen Pottery Center. After completing his studies there in 1998, he apprenticed for five years under Bizen ware artist Kazuya Hashimoto. In 2003, he was selected for the Okayama Prefectural Art Exhibition. In 2004, he became independent and held his first firing. In 2006, he was selected for the 49th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, Chugoku Branch. In the same year, he also submitted work to the 23rd Tanabe Museum of Art "Chanoyu Modeling Exhibition" and was selected.