山田光作　黒陶のスクリーン|Black pottery screen (kokutō no sukuriin)

Yamada Hikaru

1982 · Smoke-infused stoneware · Asian Art

In his early work, Yamada used clay balls as static surface decoration. Those seen here evolved into labor-intensive movable components about 1980, once the artist became a professor of art at the Osaka University of the Arts and had access to student assistance. Because black pottery had been Yagi Kazuo’s signature medium, Yamada did not start using it until after his friend died. This screen was blackened by burnishing the clay and firing it in a low-temperature, smoky atmosphere so that it absorbed particles of carbon.

Artist

Yamada Hikaru

Date

1982

Medium

Smoke-infused stoneware

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Halsey and Alice North, 2017