MICHIKAWA + VANGSØ: POWER OF SIMPLICITY

MICH I K AWA + VA N GS Ø : POWER OF SIMPLICITY May 4 – 25, 2019

Opening Reception: May 4, 2019, 3:00 pm Hans Vangsø Artist Talk: May 5, 2019, 2:00 pm

Lacoste/Keane Gallery 25 Main St. Concord MA 01742 978 369 0278 info@lacostekeane.com lacostekeane.com

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POWER OF SIMPLICITY Power of Simplicity features international ceramic artists Shozo Michikawa from Japan, and Hans Vangsø from Denmark. This exhibition highlights the vessel form as interpreted from two points of view with the point of convergence being simplicity, an aesthetic both countries share.

This exhibition brings together two aesthetic which contrast yet find common ground in their visual language. Michikawa and Vangsø, work within the rigor of the studio pottery tradition yet with the expressiveness of sculpture. They have a close friendship for many years with Vangsø invited as a guest artist at the 2017 International Ceramics Art Festival in Sasama organized by Michikawa. Lacoste/Keane Gallery is pleased to have Michikawa and Vangsø show together for the first time.

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Hans Vangsø Tall Red Jar #13, 2019 Stoneware 15.75 x 5.5 in.

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HANS VANGSĂ˜ works within a

Scandinavian tradition of bold simplicity.

He studied at Jutland Academy of Fine Arts in Denmark and was taught by the noted Gutte Eriksen, one of the great originators of Danish studio ceramics, and his mentor. Through her, Vangsø also became inspired by the Japanese ceramic tradition, the roots and soul of ceramics. The combination of great simplicity in form and rich texture in glazes, and above all, the total melting of glaze and body render his work unique. The very much alive surfaces of the glaze are obtained in the firing methods developed over years and years, as each piece is fired several times in a gas kiln with salt, seaweed, and metals.

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Shozo Michikawa Kohiki Sculptural Form #2, 2019 Stoneware 7 x 6Â in.

shozo work

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SHOZO MICHIKAWA was born in Hokkaido, the most northern area of Japan, in 1953. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University in 1975, he settled in Seto, Aichi to establish his ceramic studio. His exhibitions are held widely in Japan and also internationally, such as Philippines, Mongolia, France, USA, and UK. He is a finalist in the 2019 Loewe Craft Prize.

Michikawa is inspired by the power and energy of nature in its every form. He makes works that are thrown at the wheel at first and manipulated with a twist on an internal axis to transform into sculptural vessels. Firmly rooted in Japanese pottery tradition, he insists that pottery is “integral to people’s lives in Japan” and his works are respectful to this principle with a contemporary spin.

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Shozo Michikawa Natural ash Tea pot Sculptural Form, 2019 Stoneware 7 x 6.5 x 7 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Natural ash Sculptural Form 4, 2019 Stoneware 13.5 x 5.25 x 6.25 cm

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Hans Vangsø Big Light Jar #12, 2019 Stoneware 8 x 7 x 15.75 in

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Hans Vangsø Ja r #21, 2019 Stonew a re 5 x 5 x 5.5 in.

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Hans Vangsø Light Bottle #5, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 7 x 13.75 in

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Hans Vangsø Dark Bottle #4, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 7 x 13.75 in

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Hans Vangsø Pale Red Bottle #3, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 7 x 13.75 in

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Shozo Michikawa Kohiki with Iron Sculptural Form, 2019 Stoneware 4.5 x 5 x 5 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Natural Ash Sculptural Form 3, 2019 Stoneware 10.5 x 6.25Â in.

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Shozo Michikawa Tanka Sculptural Form 1, 2019 Stoneware 5 x 4 x 4.5 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Tanka w/ Silver Sculptural Form, 2019 Stoneware 5 x 7 x 3.25 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Kohiki Sculptural Form 1, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 5 x 5 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Kohiki Incense Burner, 2019 Stoneware 5.75 x 4 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Natural ash Sculptural Form 2, 2019 Stoneware 5 x 6.5 x 5.5 in

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Shozo Michikawa Sculptural Form, Kohiki, 2017 Stoneware 4 1/2h x 5w in

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Hans Vangsø Tall Pale Red Vessel #2, 2019 Stoneware 20.5 x 4 in.

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Hans Vangsø Big Jar #1, 2019 Stoneware 19.25 x 7.5 in.

Shozo Michikawa Tall Sculptural Form, Kohiki Stoneware 14.25 x 6.75 in.

Shozo Michikawa Tall Sculptural Form, Tanka Stoneware 17 x 6.75 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Tall Sculptural Form w/ Shino, Natural Ash Stoneware 8 x 5.5 x 8.75Â in.

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Shozo Michikawa Tanka Sculptural Form 2, 2019 Stoneware 11.5 x 7 x 7.75 in

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Hans Vangsø Shozo Michikawa Big Sculptural Jar #1, 2019 Tall Tanka Stoneware Stoneware 19.25 x 7.5 17 x 6.75 in. in.

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Hans Vangsø Vessel w/ Red Dots Stoneware 12.25 x 8 x 8 in

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Hans Vangsø Black Square Jar #10, 2019 Stoneware 5.5 x 5 x 5 in

Hans Vangsø

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Red Square Jar #11, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 5.5 x 5.5 in

Hans Vangsø Fluted Jar Stoneware 13 x 9.5 x 9.5 in

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Hans Vangsø Vessel w/Hans Red Dots Vangsø

Stoneware Red Jar #19, 2019 13 x 9 x 9.5 in Stoneware 6 3/4h x 4 1/2w x 4 1/2d in

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Hans Vangsø Black Jar #9 Stoneware 14.5 x 8 x 8 in

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Hans Vangsø Red Dish #7, 2019 Stoneware 16 x 18.5 x 3.5

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Hans Vangsø Red Jar #19, 2019 Stoneware 6 3/4h x 4 1/2w x 4 1/2d in

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Hans Vangsø Dark/Light Dish #8, 2019 Stoneware 14.5 x 2.5 in

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Hans Vangsø Light Dish #6, 2019 Stoneware 14.5 x 2.25 in

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Shozo Michikawa Natural ash Sculptural Form 1, 2019 Stoneware 7.4 x 4 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Sculptural Form, Kohiki Stoneware 9 x 6.25 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Tall Sculptural Form, Kohiki Stoneware 14.25 x 6.25 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Tall Sculptural Form, Kohiki #16 Stoneware 19.5 x 6. x 7 in.

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Hans Vangsø White and Grey Jar w/ Lugs #16, 2019 Stoneware 10.75 x 5 x 4.5 in

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Hans Vangsø Red Jar #15, 2019 Stoneware 9 x 5.5 x 5.5 in

Hans Vangsø Red Jar #17, 2019 Stoneware 9 x 5 x 5 in

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Hans Vangsø Jar #18, 2019 Stoneware 9 x 4.5 x 4.5 in.

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Hans Vangsø Jar #20, 2019 Stoneware 6.5 x 4 x 5 in.

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Shozo Michikawa Natural ash Sculptural Form 4, 2019 Stoneware 13.5 x 5.25 x 6.25 cm

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Hans Vangsø

Hans Vangsø

Tall Red Jar #13, 2019 Stoneware 15.75 x 5.5 in.

Big Light Jar #12, 2019 Stoneware 8 x 7 x 15.75 in

Shozo Michikawa

Hans Vangsø

Kohiki Sculptural Form #2, 2019 Stoneware 7 x 6 in.

Ja r #21, 2019 Stonew a re 5 x 5 x 5.5 in.

Shozo Michikawa

Hans Vangsø

Natural ash Tea pot Sculptural Form, 2019 Stoneware 7 x 6.5 x 7 in.

Light Bottle #5, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 7 x 13.75 in

Hans Vangsø

Shozo Michikawa

Dark Bottle #4, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 7 x 13.75 in

Tanka Sculptural Form 1, 2019 Stoneware 5 x 4 x 4.5 in.

Hans Vangsø

Shozo Michikawa

Pale Red Bottle #3, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 7 x 13.75 in

Tanka w/ Silver Sculptural Form, 2019 Stoneware 5 x 7 x 3.25 in.

Shozo Michikawa

Shozo Michikawa

Kohiki with Iron Sculptural Form, 2019 Stoneware 4.5 x 5 x 5 in.

Kohiki Sculptural Form 1, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 5 x 5 in.

Shozo Michikawa

Shozo Michikawa

Natural Ash Sculptural Form 3, 2019 Stoneware 10.5 x 6.25 in.

Kohiki Incense Burner, 2019 Stoneware 5.75 x 4 in.

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Shozo Michikawa

Shozo Michikawa

Natural ash Sculptural Form 2, 2019 Stoneware 5 x 6.5 x 5.5 in

Tall Sculptural Form w/ Shino, Natural Ash Stoneware 8 x 5.5 x 8.75 in.

Shozo Michikawa

Shozo Michikawa

Sculptural Form, Kohiki, 2017 Stoneware 4 1/2h x 5w in

Tanka Sculptural Form 2, 2019 Stoneware 11.5 x 7 x 7.75 in

Hans Vangsø

Shozo Michikawa

Tall Pale Red Vessel #2, 2019 Stoneware 20.5 x 4 in.

Tall Sculptural Tanka Stoneware 17 x 6.75 in.

Hans Vangsø

Hans Vangsø

Big Jar #1, 2019 Stoneware 19.25 x 7.5 in.

Vessel w/ Red Dots Stoneware 12.25 x 8 x 8 in

Hans Vangsø

Hans Vangsø

Black Square Jar #10, 2019 Stoneware 5.5 x 5 x 5 in

Black Jar #9 Stoneware 14.5 x 8 x 8 in

Hans Vangsø

Hans Vangsø

Red Square Jar #11, 2019 Stoneware 6 x 5.5 x 5.5 in

Red Dish #7, 2019 Stoneware 16 x 18.5 x 3.5

Hans Vangsø

Hans Vangsø

Fluted Jar Stoneware 13 x 9.5 x 9.5 in

Red Jar #19, 2019 Stoneware 6 3/4h x 4 1/2w x 4 1/2d in

Hans Vangsø

Hans Vangsø

Red Jar #19, 2019 Stoneware 6 3/4h x 4 1/2w x 4 1/2d in

Dark/Light Dish #8, 2019 Stoneware 14.5 x 2.5 in

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Hans Vangsø

Hans Vangsø

Light Dish #6, 2019 Stoneware 14.5 x 2.25 in

White and Grey Jar w/ Lugs #16, 2019 Stoneware 10.75 x 5 x 4.5 in

Shozo Michikawa

Hans Vangsø

Natural ash Sculptural Form 1, 2019 Stoneware 7.4 x 4 in.

Red Jar #15, 2019 Stoneware 9 x 5.5 x 5.5 in

Shozo Michikawa

Hans Vangsø

Sculptural Form, Kohiki Stoneware 9 x 6.25 in.

Red Jar #17, 2019 Stoneware 9 x 5 x 5 in

Shozo Michikawa

Hans Vangsø

Tall Sculptural Form, Kohiki Stoneware 14.25 x 6.25 in.

Jar #18, 2019 Stoneware 9 x 4.5 x 4.5 in.

Hans Vangsø Jar #20, 2019 Stoneware 6.5 x 4 x 5 in.

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