Fruit by Ricca Okano
Ricca Okano is a Japanese ceramic artist, born in Tokyo and now based in Karuizawa, in the wild, mountainous and often snow covered region of Nagano Prefecture.
Her aesthetic is instantly recognisable as one that extends beyond the boundaries of the ceramic object. Embracing a state of multiplicity, her pieces are both sculptural and illustrative, utilitarian and sublime, culminating in vibrant and explosive works that are driven by instinct and the desire to capture her natural environment.
When working, she focuses on the inevitable form that arises from her technique, and often deliberately reconstructs the artefacts that arise from her process - leaving the shape of a finger that’s made when grabbing a piece from the pottery wheel, or attaching a handle or foot by cutting the shape of the cup.
Size: 19,5 × 13,5 cm
Ricca Okano is a Japanese ceramic artist, born in Tokyo and now based in Karuizawa, in the wild, mountainous and often snow covered region of Nagano Prefecture.
Her aesthetic is instantly recognisable as one that extends beyond the boundaries of the ceramic object. Embracing a state of multiplicity, her pieces are both sculptural and illustrative, utilitarian and sublime, culminating in vibrant and explosive works that are driven by instinct and the desire to capture her natural environment.
When working, she focuses on the inevitable form that arises from her technique, and often deliberately reconstructs the artefacts that arise from her process - leaving the shape of a finger that’s made when grabbing a piece from the pottery wheel, or attaching a handle or foot by cutting the shape of the cup.
Size: 19,5 × 13,5 cm
Ricca Okano is a Japanese ceramic artist, born in Tokyo and now based in Karuizawa, in the wild, mountainous and often snow covered region of Nagano Prefecture.
Her aesthetic is instantly recognisable as one that extends beyond the boundaries of the ceramic object. Embracing a state of multiplicity, her pieces are both sculptural and illustrative, utilitarian and sublime, culminating in vibrant and explosive works that are driven by instinct and the desire to capture her natural environment.
When working, she focuses on the inevitable form that arises from her technique, and often deliberately reconstructs the artefacts that arise from her process - leaving the shape of a finger that’s made when grabbing a piece from the pottery wheel, or attaching a handle or foot by cutting the shape of the cup.
Size: 19,5 × 13,5 cm
