TARO TABUCHI

Taro Tabuchi is a globally established ceramicist from Kawaga, Japan who focuses his practice on exploring the relationship between clay, fire, form, and the natural environment. In 2000, He graduated from Osaka University of Arts from the Ceramics Course, and permanently set up his practice in Takamatsu, Kawaga in 2007. Here, he built an anagama wood-fired kiln and has continually experimented with the unpredictable nature of wood-firing in his work since. 

Taro Tabuchi has exhibited extensively in Japan and internationally, including solo shows in Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and New York. We are honoured to welcome Taro to Maud & Mabel with his solo exhibition, ‘Landscapes in White’, also marking his first show in the UK. His works are held in public collections including the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Takamatsu City Museum of Art. He has received several awards, including the Kagawa Prefecture Cultural and Artistic Achievement Award in 2019.

“No two pieces can ever share the same landscape. My work is created through a collaboration between clay, fire, ash, and the forces of nature.” - Taro Tabuchi