Yoko Ozawa 'Short Budding Sculpture'
Dimensions - W26cm x H23cm
Materials - Stoneware
Care - Gently hand-wash
Description
A natural crackle across the surface creates a tactile, organic texture that enhances the softly articulated form. Subtle hints of a darker surface appear beneath the lighter glaze, while a delicate spiral of blue emerges at the centre of the vessel’s interior. The sculpture begins from a small point and gradually opens outward, blossoming into a budding, expansive form. The piece reflects Ozawa’s flair for creating harmonious ceramics that explore the relationship between perfection and imperfection.
About the Artist
Yoko Ozawa is a Japanese ceramist, based in Melbourne, who has been working with clay for 15 years. Her interest in the natural world informs works that are simultaneously functional and sculptural. Yoko often manipulates natural phenomena into ceramic form, drawing on the Australian landscape and the Japanese countryside, the seasons and the weather.
Yoko's work adheres to the Japanese notion of Yohaku, which is concerned with blank space and ‘in-between spaces.’ It was through studying Japanese painting that Yoko was introduced to the concept of Yohaku, which enables a deeper consciousness of mind and our surroundings.
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