ARTISTS / Yuko Takasugi
Yuko Takasugi (b. 1964) graduated from Kyoto University of the Arts Correspondence Education (Ceramics Course) in 2005. While working, she simultaneously pursued her studies and gained experience as a potter in a rural kiln. Later, after relocating to an urban area, she became captivated by the fascinating nature of Neriage techniques and porcelain delicacy, leading her to create Neriage ceramics continuously.
Her primary inspirations revolve around Japan's plants, coastal landscapes, and customs; recently, she has also drawn inspiration from imaginative paintings as a source for her designs. Through her hand-built ceramics, she aims to bring joy and delight to the users while expressing fragments of "emotions" and "memories" discovered in her surroundings. This represents her profound passion for life and her unwavering dedication to the art of pottery.
1964 Born in Miyazaki, Japan
Now Live and work in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Education & Training
2005 Kyoto University of the Arts Correspondence Education (Ceramics Course)
2000 Completion of employment at the kiln in Miyazaki City
1987 Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Solo Exhibition
2021 “Yuko Takasugi Pottery Exhibition 8”, Gallery Mozart, Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
2019 “Yuko Takasugi Pottery Exhibition 7”, Gallery Mozart, Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
2018 “16th Chick Exhibition”, Gallery Nagai, Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan
“Yuko Takasugi Pottery Exhibition”, Gallery Mozart, Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
2017 “Kneaded vessel”, Gallery Mozart, Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
2016 “Nerikomi × Colourful”, Gallery Mozart, Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan
2014 “Kneaded ceramics”, Gallery Motomachi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
2013 “Kneaded ceramics”, Gallery Motomachi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
2012 “Kneaded vessels blooming on the table”, Gallery Motomachi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Selected Group Exhibition
2023 “Unprecedented - Joint Ceramics Exhibition on the Art of Neriage V”, Touch Ceramics, Hong Kong
2022 “Three-person Exhibition in Early Winter”, Gallery Mus, Daikanyamacho, Tokyo, Japan
2018 “Three-person Exhibition in the Flow of Harmony”, Hilton Tokyo, Shinjuku City, Tokyo
Awards
2016 Soba Choko Art Exhibition
2012 Japan Craft Exhibition