Akiyama Yō

Images

Akiyama Yō (b. 1953)

Untitled MV-152

2015

Unglazed stoneware with rusted iron coating

9 x 20 7/8 x 19 3/4 inches

Inv# 9108

SOLD

Akiyama Yo, Metavoid, 2015, Unglazed stoneware, Japanese contemporary ceramics, Japanese sculpture

Metavoid 29
2015
Unglazed stoneware with rusted iron coating
15 3/8 x 34 5/8 x 22 in.
Inv# 9059
SOLD

Akiyama Yo, Metavoid, 2011, Unglazed stoneware, Japanese contemporary ceramics, Japanese sculpture

Metavoid 19
2011
Unglazed stoneware with rusted iron coating
28 x 22 1/2 x 29 1/8 inches
Inv# 8695
SOLD

Akiyama Yo, Untitled MV-1015, 2010, Stoneware with iron-filings, Japanese contemporary ceramics, Japanese sculpture

Untitled MV-1015
2010
Stoneware with iron-filings
16 1/7 x 27 1/4 x 19 3/4 inches
Inv# 6880
SOLD

Akiyama Yo, Untitled T-51, 2007, Stoneware with wood base, Japanese contemporary ceramics, Japanese sculpture

Untitled T-51 (with wooden stand)
2007
Stoneware with wood base
15 x 14 1/8” stand: 8 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 39 3/8”
Inv# 5924
SOLD

Biography

Akiyama Yo's major concerns revolve around the physical properties of clay as a material and his exploration, through the manipulation of his medium, of the tension between surface and form, between the ordered and the organic. This direct relationship with his materials and commitment to experimentation and reinvention has made Akiyama one of Japan's most important contemporary sculptors. Currently he serves as the chairman of the ceramics department at Kyoto City University of Arts.