Artist
Ogasawara Shin
Stacking Opportunities 2022. 2022. Ceramic. Installation view from solo exhibition, Stacking Opportunities, Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, 2022. H. 213, W. 282, D. 180 cm.
Stacking Opportunities 2019-1, 2019-2. 2019. Installation view from Ogasawara Shin Exhibition, Gallery Iriya, 2019.
Stacking Opportunities 2019-1. 2019. Ceramic. Installation view from Ogasawara Shin Exhibition, Gallery Iriya, 2019. H. 120, W. 146, D. 110 cm.
Ogasawara has been making large, person-sized works since he studied ceramics in his university days. His pieces explore the relationship between material and the body, sometimes reaching heights of over two meters. His process begins by stacking layers of clay. Each work arises from the reactions of material and body, some forms being created by the layering of the clay and others by Ogasawara’s actions or movements. The resulting works represent an accumulation of reactions and give the impression of dynamic, organic bodies.
Profile
Ogasawara Shin
Born in 1978 in Tokyo. Ogasawara graduated from the Tama Art University Graduate School of Art and Design with a focus on crafts in 2005. He remained at the university as a research assistant and then as a part-time lecturer beginning in 2012. He currently works out of his atelier located in Machida, Tokyo. In addition to exhibiting large-scale works in solo and group exhibitions, Ogasawara frequently participates in outdoor exhibitions. In 2007, he received the grand prize for two- and three-dimensional works at the Kanagawa Art Exhibition.