堀 貴春　Rebooting －断ち切り再起動する－
2023.8.19sat – 9.2sat

昆虫の構造や形態をもとに洗練されたシルエットの白磁作品を制作する陶芸家、堀貴春さんの個展です。

卵や幼虫から育てた数百匹の昆虫の世話と、その餌となる虫取りから堀さんの1日は始まります。そんな日々の中から得た昆虫の知識は驚くほど豊富です。昆虫の進化を想像し作られた造形はどれも説得力があり、リアル感があります。

今回の展示では昆虫のフォルムをさらに抽象化した「生命感を宿した抽象作品」の新作を中心に「昆虫の進化を想像した作品」「昆虫の構造を生かした器」の3つのテーマの作品が楽しめる展示となっています。 新作の「生命感を宿した抽象作品」は、挑戦的で、堀さんの新たな決意が込められています。これからの進化も期待できる作品です。

ー虫作品を作り続けるためー
幼い頃から虫に対する知識や好奇心は人並み以上でした。そして鋳込みという外骨格的な技法に出会い、おのずと虫を作るようになりました。しかし今までそれを作る時、生態進化系のデフォルメを意識しながらも、足し算的な作りが目立ち、これを続けても「細かい」だけの作品になってしまうようで、自分が目指すものから遠ざかってしまうと感じました。一旦今までの考えを断ち切るために、まずは引き算的な考えで抽象的な形の中にも確かな生命を感じられる作品を作ることにしました。

足し算と引き算を少しずつ使いこなせるように、両方を組み合わせた作品を作れるように、それができた時に目指すものに近づける気がします。

堀 貴春

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HORI Takaharu Rebooting ーCut off and restartー
2023.8.19sat – 9.2sat

This is a solo exhibition of HORI Takaharu, a ceramic artist who creates refined silhouette white porcelain works based on the structure and form of insects.
A day in the life of Mr. HORI begins with taking care of hundreds of insects raised from eggs and larvae and catching insects to feed them. His knowledge of insects gained from these daily activities is astonishingly rich. The forms he creates by imagining the evolution of insects are all convincing and realistic.
In this exhibition, visitors can enjoy his new “abstract works with a sense of life,” which are more abstracted insect forms, as well as works on three themes: “works imagining the evolution of insects” and “vessels utilizing the structure of insects.
The new work, “Abstract with a Sense of Life,” is challenging, and it represents a new determination on the part of Mr. HORI. We can expect to see more evolution in this work in the future.

-To continue creating insect works-
Ever since I was a child, my knowledge and curiosity about insects was above average. Then I encountered the exoskeleton-like technique of casting, which naturally led me to make insects. However, when I made them, I was conscious of the deformation of the ecological evolutionary system, but my work was noticeably additive, and I felt that if I continued in this way, my work would only be “detailed,” and that I would be moving away from what I was aiming for. In order to break away from my previous ideas, I decided to start with a subtractive approach and create works that have a certain life in their abstract forms.

I feel that I will be able to gradually master addition and subtraction, to create works that combine both, and when I am able to do so, I feel that I will be closer to what I am aiming for.

HORI Takaharu

1996年 東京生まれ
2019年 金沢卯辰山工芸工房　修了
2020年 金沢市にアトリエと窯設立

2017年「Asia Contemporary Art Show」Conrad Hong Kong・香港
2018年「ART FAIR TOKYO」東京国際フォーラム・東京
2018年「Singapore Contemporary “A WORLD OF ART”」Suntec Singapore Convention・シンガポール
2018年 第74回金沢市工芸展 金沢市長最優秀賞
2019年 テーブルウェア大賞2019 大賞
2020年「WHAAAAAT’S STUDIO OPENING」The Place Taipei・台湾
2018、20年「個展・動き出す白」ギャラリーDiEGO・東京
2021年 笠間陶芸大賞展 奨励賞
2021年「個展・堀貴春陶展-白磁昆虫の世界-」日本橋三越本店・東京
2021年「3店舗同時個展・TAKAHARU　HORI」THE SHOPHOUSE、Wild Wander、Moon of Silence・香港
2022年「個展・堀貴春陶展」新宿高島屋・東京

1996 Born in Tokyo
2019 Completed Kanazawa Utatsuyama Craft Workshop
2020 Establish atelier and kiln in Kanazawa

2017 “Asia Contemporary Art Show” Conrad Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2018 “ART FAIR TOKYO” Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
2018 “Singapore Contemporary “A WORLD OF ART”” Suntec Singapore Convention, Singapore
2018 The 74th Kanazawa City Craft Exhibition, Kanazawa Mayor’s Grand Prize
2019 Tableware Grand Prize 2019 Grand Prize
2020 “WHAAAAAAT’S STUDIO OPENING” The Place Taipei, Taiwan
2018, 20 “Solo Exhibition, White in Motion,” Gallery DiEGO, Tokyo, Japan
2021 “Kasama Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition, Encouragement Prize
2021 “Takaharu Hori Ceramic Exhibition: The World of Insects in White Porcelain,” Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan
2021 “TAKAHARU HORI Solo Exhibition at 3 Shops at the same time,” THE SHOPHOUSE, Wild Wander, Moon of Silence, Hong Kong
2022 “Solo Exhibition: Takaharu Hori Ceramics Exhibition,” Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo, Japan