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Vintage Abstract Deep Red & Green Swirled Ceramic Platter by David Kuraoka (MoM)
Vintage Abstract Deep Red & Green Swirled Ceramic Platter by David Kuraoka (MoM)
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This stunning shallow concave platter by renowned artist David Kuraoka showcases his signature blend of traditional techniques and modern aesthetics. The piece features a gently concave shape, making it perfect as both a decorative art piece and a functional serving dish. The interior boasts a mesmerizing abstract design with deep green and dark red hues interwoven with intricate white swirling patterns, creating a sense of dynamic movement and depth.
The exterior remains unglazed, providing a delightful contrast in texture and highlighting the natural beauty of the clay. The platter is signed "Kuraoka" on the base, ensuring its authenticity and adding a personal touch from the artist.
Kuraoka's mastery is evident in the meticulous craftsmanship and the use of traditional open-pit firing techniques, which impart a distinctive, smoky finish to his works. This shallow concave platter exemplifies his ability to fuse Hawaiian heritage with contemporary design, making it a valuable addition to any art collection.
Measurements: (Approximately)
3.25" high x 15.25" long x 7.25" wide
Weight: 4.132 lbs.
About the Artist:
David Kuraoka was born in Lihue, Kaua'i in 1946, and is currently a professor of art at San Francisco State University. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in art from San Jose State University.
Kuraoka has worked in clay for over 30 years and has exhibited extensively in California and elsewhere on the mainland and in Hawaii, maintaining studios both in San Francisco and on Kaua'i.
David Kuraoka has long been involved in the process of pit firing, his favorite ceramic technique because of the rich, soft colors that result from the firing. Kuraoka's experience has taught him how to set up the pit to get certain kinds of effects, but one of the fascinating aspects of the process for him is its serendipity, the unexpected 'gifts of the fire' that mark his simple, organic forms with smoky earth tones that evoke the colors of Hawaii''s landscape.
Kuraoka begins by throwing a rounded vessel, subtly altering it by pressing and shaping. He then turns the form upside down and works freehand to create a new top or cap on which the clay is built up and expressively manipulated. The caps of the completed vessels undulate and swirl, resembling the volcanic topography of Hawaii's islands. Before the pieces are fired Kuraoka burnishes them rubbing the surfaces with a stone to create a beautiful sheen that enhances the colors and catches the light. In the firing, Kuraoka places sawdust, rock salt, and copper carbonate on the floor of the pit to get the distinctive reds, browns and blacks in his firings, loads the pieces and then fills the pit with split logs.
Kuraoka''s bronzes are cast from the clay forms by the lost-wax process and then given patinas using heat and chemicals. The colors Kuraoka achieves in his bronzes are also earth-toned, but darker and more translucent, with light passing through the patinas and reflecting off the metal beneath. Another format in which Kuraoka likes to work is the flat tile, which he often groups together in grids to make wall pieces with vivid and bold abstract designs. Handmade slabs fired flat in the kiln, Kuraoka's tiles are marked with beautiful flowing patterns of blue, green, black and orange where the fire marked the surfaces unpredictably in the heat of firing.
Biography from Red Raven Gallery
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This stunning shallow concave platter by renowned artist David Kuraoka showcases his signature blend of traditional techniques and modern aesthetics. The piece features a gently concave shape, making it perfect as both a decorative art piece and a functional serving dish. The interior boasts a mesmerizing abstract design with deep green and dark red hues interwoven with intricate white swirling patterns, creating a sense of dynamic movement and depth.
The exterior remains unglazed, providing a delightful contrast in texture and highlighting the natural beauty of the clay. The platter is signed "Kuraoka" on the base, ensuring its authenticity and adding a personal touch from the artist.
Kuraoka's mastery is evident in the meticulous craftsmanship and the use of traditional open-pit firing techniques, which impart a distinctive, smoky finish to his works. This shallow concave platter exemplifies his ability to fuse Hawaiian heritage with contemporary design, making it a valuable addition to any art collection.
Measurements: (Approximately)
3.25" high x 15.25" long x 7.25" wide
Weight: 4.132 lbs.
About the Artist:
David Kuraoka was born in Lihue, Kaua'i in 1946, and is currently a professor of art at San Francisco State University. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in art from San Jose State University.
Kuraoka has worked in clay for over 30 years and has exhibited extensively in California and elsewhere on the mainland and in Hawaii, maintaining studios both in San Francisco and on Kaua'i.
David Kuraoka has long been involved in the process of pit firing, his favorite ceramic technique because of the rich, soft colors that result from the firing. Kuraoka's experience has taught him how to set up the pit to get certain kinds of effects, but one of the fascinating aspects of the process for him is its serendipity, the unexpected 'gifts of the fire' that mark his simple, organic forms with smoky earth tones that evoke the colors of Hawaii''s landscape.
Kuraoka begins by throwing a rounded vessel, subtly altering it by pressing and shaping. He then turns the form upside down and works freehand to create a new top or cap on which the clay is built up and expressively manipulated. The caps of the completed vessels undulate and swirl, resembling the volcanic topography of Hawaii's islands. Before the pieces are fired Kuraoka burnishes them rubbing the surfaces with a stone to create a beautiful sheen that enhances the colors and catches the light. In the firing, Kuraoka places sawdust, rock salt, and copper carbonate on the floor of the pit to get the distinctive reds, browns and blacks in his firings, loads the pieces and then fills the pit with split logs.
Kuraoka''s bronzes are cast from the clay forms by the lost-wax process and then given patinas using heat and chemicals. The colors Kuraoka achieves in his bronzes are also earth-toned, but darker and more translucent, with light passing through the patinas and reflecting off the metal beneath. Another format in which Kuraoka likes to work is the flat tile, which he often groups together in grids to make wall pieces with vivid and bold abstract designs. Handmade slabs fired flat in the kiln, Kuraoka's tiles are marked with beautiful flowing patterns of blue, green, black and orange where the fire marked the surfaces unpredictably in the heat of firing.
Biography from Red Raven Gallery
