2024.Dec.14 (Sat) – 25 (Wed)
RICCA OKANO Solo Exhibition
-Special Event Handmade Jewelry by HIROSHI NOMOTO-
RICCA OKANO exhibition had been held at ennen. in Shanghai from 2024.Dec.14th to 25th. In this time, we also had a special exhibition of jewelry by Hiroshi Nomoto, Jewelry designer. Ricca Okano-san and Hiroshi Nomoto-san were present at ennen. for two days from the first day of the exhibition.
She creates pottery in her atelier in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Her works are characterized by a beautiful contrast between gentle, pale colors and eye-opening, vivid colors.There are smooth, blue parts like glass and bumpy parts where multiple colors are mixed, expressing two sides of the same coin in one piece.
※Artist Photo taken by Mina Tabuchi
Every day, we were very grad that many people enjoying choosing pieces in a space surrounded by her colorful beautiful works. In this time, Ricca Okano-san and Hiroshi Nomoto-san's art works were also on display, making the space even more beautiful and exciting.
Nomoto Hiroshi's jewelry is also unique, and there are many designs with a variety of beauty, and it is jewelry that teaches us the joy of wearing it. Everyone seemed to enjoy trying on the jewelry that made their hearts flutter.
She also participated in setting up the gallery exhibition, she arranged flowers for her each flower vases that matched each piece. Each piece is beautiful and unique, but the vases in which the flowers were arranged seemed to look even more lively and happy.
This time, we also had the special experience of having the two of them sketch the pieces they chose on postcards on the spot, and we think that it was a very happy and valuable experience for them.
※Some photos were provided by Hozuki Nomoto.
RICCA OKANO is attracted to abstract lines and colors that emerge from the unconscious, and creates her works based on those emotions. Her inspiration for her work also comes from the magnificent and beautiful forests that surround her studio.
She says she wants to reflect her daily emotions in her work, in the various colors of nature that change every day, and in the flow and changes of water that circulates from rain to mist, clouds, sky, and earth.
We feel that her works are the art that we can feel closest to and use in our daily lives.
Their unique forms and colors add color and richness to our lives.
We are also planning to hold the RICCA OKANO and HIROSHI NOMOTO Exhibition in November 2025. Please look forward to it. We look forward to seeing you again!
You can read RICCA OKANO's artist full story on the artist page on our website.