在日本的陶作領域，將「殘缺、陰翳與深邃」演繹至極致的陶藝家中，大中和典可算是其中翹楚。他的作品，讓初識者普遍感到震撼，明明是以陶為胎，卻呈現出如同鏽鐵般的氣質：堅硬、脆弱，頑固、守拙，暗黑、精妙，如同幽冥中的微光，散發出樸實無華而深刻雋永的魅力。
大中和典1971年出生於日本山口縣，29歲開始自習陶藝，從此沉迷其中。他的創作速度相對緩慢，對待作品的要求嚴苛而細緻，稍有不滿便作廢，絕不妥協。其中，許多作品的靈感來源於日本的古道具及宗教藝術品，從而展現出一份頗具年代感的古意。
他的作品不屬於日常器物，更多帶來的是嚴肅的儀式感，如此次展覽中將要呈現的茶道具，即呈現了日本茶道中的正統、古樸與威懾。近年來，大中和典也頻繁接觸中國茶道儀式，並創作出了頗具口碑的中國茶道具作品，這些作品，既保留了日式器物的侘寂精神，又在功能性上滿足了中國茶席的需求，成為別具一格的融合之作。
器物是靜態的藝術品，小巧靈動而不失品格，是日常生活中點燃寂靜的存在。除了茶道具外，大中和典的花器、雕塑和陶板畫類作品也頗具亮點，一脈相承地表現出靜謐、虛無的古拙之態，讓人仿佛穿越時光，進入遠古時期，在粗曠與細膩中遊走，體驗驚奇與裂變。
本次展覽將呈現日本陶藝家大中和典（Kazunori Ohnaka）的200件茶道具新作，包括茶壺、片口、茶倉、壺承、花器、人像雕塑、陶板畫等，展覽首日還將邀請日本著名茶道家富士華名（Fuji Bana）女士現場演繹這些作品，以一種另類的形式呈現「美術館中的茶事活動」，展現新與舊的融合與碰撞。
陶藝家介紹
大中和典（Kazunori Ohnaka）
1971 出生於山口縣
2000 開始製作陶瓷作品
2005 建立工房
獲獎
2006 第60屆山口縣美術展佳作
2006 第24屆朝日當代手工藝展入圍
2007 第61屆山口縣美術展入圍
2007 第25屆朝日當代手工藝展入圍
2008 第62屆山口縣美術展入圍
個展
2007 大阪 美美庵
2008 山口 SOFA
2009 東京 器スタジオTRY
2010 東京 UTSUWA 謙心
2011 東京 UTSUWA 楓
2012 大阪 bonton
2012 大阪 Gallery Cafe S'n 緑 an.
2013 東京 Pareana 畫廊
2015 臺灣 陶華灼藝廊
2017 上海 介末craft
茶道家介紹
富士華名（Fuji Bana）
1979 年出生於東京
1997 邂逅中國茶
2002 開始藝術家活動
2002-2007 進入 SETSU MODE SEMINAR 美術專業學習繪畫
2009-2011 在插畫學校青山私塾學習插畫
2015-2017 師從3位茶道師父學習中國茶、臺灣茶、煎茶
2017 開始在北鎌倉畫廊舉辦茶會
2017 以 Asia tea artist Fujibana 之名，開始茶藝活動
2017 成為茶寮「花名之香」的主要成員。
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Kazunori Ohnaka’s Tea Ware
Opening Time: 21 April - 6 May 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 20:00 p.m.
Address: 1F, 147 Middle Jian'guo Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai
Entry Fee: Free
Form: Exhibition
Sponsor: Jiemo Craft
Among Japanese ceramic artists who interpret the 「incompletion, haze and depth」 to the extreme, Kazunori Ohnaka can be regarded as one of the best. His works make the newcomers shocked. They use pottery as mould, yet present a rust-like temperament: hard, fragile, stubborn, honest, dark and subtle, like the shimmer from abyss, emitting a simple but profound, timeless charm.
Born in 1971 in the southwestern county of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Kazunori Ohnaka began to study ceramics at the age of 29, and thus digged into it. His creation is relatively slow, and requirements for his works are harsh and detailed. He dismisses them with little dissatisfaction and never compromises. Many of his works are inspired by Japanese antique props and religious artworks, thus presenting an ancient sense of age.
His works are not everyday utensils. They bring a sense of ceremony. For instance，the tea ware showed in this exhibition present the legitimism, primitive simplicity and deterrence of Japanese tea ceremony. Kazunori Ohnaka has been frequently contact with Chinese tea ceremony in recent years, and created quite reputable Chinese tea ware. These works retain the spirit of Japanese wabi-sabi, and meet the needs of Chinese customers in terms of functionality.
The utensils are static artworks, etherealize without losing the character, which are the existence that ignites silence in daily life. In addition to the tea ware, Kazunori Ohnaka’s flower vessels, sculptures and pottery paintings are also exceptional works, with the silent, boundless and unadorned form, lead people passing through history, entering into ancient times, wandering between rough and delicate, expericencing wonders and fissions.
This exhibition will show 200 pieces of Kazunori Ohnaka’s latest tea ware works, including teapot, katakuchi(片口), tea jar, pot saucer, flower vessel, portrait sculpture, pottery painting, etc. We also invited Japanese tea artist Fuji Bana to our exhibition on the first day. She will present these works with the form of 「Tea ceremony in a Gallery」, interpret the collision and fusion between new and old.
Ceramic Artist：Kazunori Ohnaka
1971 Born in Yamaguchi, Japan.
2000 Bigin studying ceramics.
2005 Establish a studio in Yamaguchi, Japan.
Award
2006 The 60th Yamaguchi Prefectual Art Exhibition (Third Prize)
2006 The 24th Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition
2007 The 61th Yamaguchi Prefectual Art Exhibition
2007 The 25th Asahi Modern Craft Exhibition
2008 The 62th Yamaguchi Prefectual Art Exhibition
Solo Exhibition
2007 Vivian (Osaka, Japan)
2008 SOFA (Yamaguchi, Japan)
2009 Utsuwa Studio TRY (Tokyo, Japan)
2010 Utsuwa Kenshin (Tokyo, Japan)
2011 Utsuwa Kaede (Tokyo, Japan)
2012 bonton (Kobe, Japan)
2012 Gallery Cafe S'n Ryoku an. (Osaka, Japan)
2013 Pareana Gallery (Tokyo, Japan)
2015 THZ Gallery (Taipei)
2017 Jiemo Craft (Shanghai)
Tea Artist：Fuji Bana
1979 Born in Tokyo, Japan
1997 Get to know Chinese tea
2002 Go in for tea ceremony events
2002-2007 Study painting in Setsu Mode Seminar
2009-2011 Study illustration at Seizansha private school
2015-2017 Study Chinese tea, Taiwan tea and Sencha from 3 tea masters
2017 Start Chakai in Kitakamakura Gallery
2017 Start tea ceremony events under the name of 「Asia tea artist Fujibana」
2017 Become a major memeber of tea bar 「Hananoka」(花名ノ香)
編輯/圖文｜介末craft、大中和典