13. Yukiya Izumita 泉田之也

Yukia Izumita was born in 1966 in Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture. He started in 1995 in Noda, Iwate and is now considered one of the leading potters of the Tohoku region. The region is known for sometimes harsh weather conditions, is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and has a landscape of high mountains, forests and active volcanoes. Yukia Izumita's work appears as a rough representation of the landscape that surrounds him, layered sculptures made from the salt-rich clay of the coastal beaches, resembling the strange and fantastic natural rock and sand formations of his native region. He makes whimsical and unruly sculptures that nevertheless do not look massive and whose layering allows the viewer to follow the creative process from within. Izumita received major awards, including the Excellence Award of the 20th Biennial Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Grand Prix of the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition. His ceramic objects are included in national and international collections such as the Iwate Museum of Art, the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Sekisoh Layers 2017

Kikake 2016 -Calvin Morris Gallery