AKIHIRO NIKAIDO

AKIHIRO NIKAIDO

ARTIST STORY

His works are characterized by beautiful and sophisticated lines and special earthy textures feeling the soil. Through repeated trial and error to determine the compatibility between soil and temperature, the works that he creates are all beautiful and sophisticated in their thinness and form, and are beautiful to the eye and give a pleasant earthy feel to the touch.
When Japan was economically rich and powerful, he was still a child and for some reason felt like an empty hole in his heart, wondering what he really wanted to do and what he could continue doing. As a child, he thought about it one night, and decided to become a potter because he thought he could continue making pottery from clay.

Timeless Beauty in Ceramics

When I visited his workshop, he told me the following words.
“I believe that the shapes that I find beautiful even if they were made a million years ago are probably the same today. I believe that beauty lies in simple shapes, and I create my works in pursuit of simplicity that I also find beautiful.

I believe that such simple and beautiful things will be something that people will still find beautiful 100 years from now."
He also left behind the following words:
“I feel like there is something like human nature in ceramics. The same goes for touching soil with your hands and shaping it. It can also be the same goes for firing works.

It is true that some of the works that have been created in this way still capture the hearts of people even after 10,000 or even hundreds of years, even if they are from different countries, ethnicities, or eras. I think there is something beautiful because it touches the essence of the human heart. I think something is beautiful because it touches the essence of the human heart. Even after I pass away, I hope to create something that enriches people's life those who pick up my work. "

When I visited his workshop, he told me the following words.
“I believe that the shapes that I find beautiful even if they were made a million years ago are probably the same today. I believe that beauty lies in simple shapes, and I create my works in pursuit of simplicity that I also find beautiful.

I believe that such simple and beautiful things will be something that people will still find beautiful 100 years from now."
He also left behind the following words:
“I feel like there is something like human nature in ceramics. The same goes for touching soil with your hands and shaping it. It can also be the same goes for firing works.

It is true that some of the works that have been created in this way still capture the hearts of people even after 10,000 or even hundreds of years, even if they are from different countries, ethnicities, or eras. I think there is something beautiful because it touches the essence of the human heart. I think something is beautiful because it touches the essence of the human heart. Even after I pass away, I hope to create something that enriches people's life those who pick up my work. "

Timeless Beauty in Ceramics

When I visited his workshop, he told me the following words.
“I believe that the shapes that I find beautiful even if they were made a million years ago are probably the same today. I believe that beauty lies in simple shapes, and I create my works in pursuit of simplicity that I also find beautiful.

I believe that such simple and beautiful things will be something that people will still find beautiful 100 years from now."
He also left behind the following words:
“I feel like there is something like human nature in ceramics. The same goes for touching soil with your hands and shaping it. It can also be the same goes for firing works.

It is true that some of the works that have been created in this way still capture the hearts of people even after 10,000 or even hundreds of years, even if they are from different countries, ethnicities, or eras. I think there is something beautiful because it touches the essence of the human heart. I think something is beautiful because it touches the essence of the human heart. Even after I pass away, I hope to create something that enriches people's life those who pick up my work. "

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BIOGRAPHY

1977　Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido
1999　Graduated from Bunka Gakuin College of Arts, Ceramics Department
2001　Independent in Moka City, Tochigi Prefecture
2002　Moved to Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture
2010　“陶 ISM(TOUISM)2010” planning and holding
2011　Started the “陶 ISM(TOUISM) Utsuwano Chikara Project”
2016　Moved to Chiba Prefecture
2019　Moved to Shuzenji Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture


Currently, he has held many solo exhibitions overseas including New York, Paris, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Beijing.