Ceramic Artist Jun Kaneko

The art of jun kaneko the japanese artist s giant fanciful sculptures have rewritten the rules of ceramic art kaneko left for america at 21 to study painting.

Ceramic artist jun kaneko.

View jun kaneko s 144 artworks on artnet. Jun kaneko 2012 jun kaneko was born in nagoya japan in 1942 and went to the usa in 1963. He began studying ceramic art at the chouinard institute of art in california where his focus became drawn to sculptural ceramics. Jun kaneko grew up in japan and barely finished high school because he spent most of his time drawing and painting.

Enjoy these photos from a kaneko installation at the david and gladys wright house in phoenix in 2018. Often as tall as 13 feet these objects are meant to spark interaction with both their immediate space and their architectural environments. Through the late 1950s and early 1960s kaneko studied painting in japan under satoshi ogawa. Jun kaneko is a japanese born american ceramic artist best known for his large scale sculptures.

He lived for a couple of months with fred and mary marer who were avid collectors of contemporary. Jun kaneko makes ceramic works that have a unique eastern and western sensibility. This comes from his rich cultural heritage and the academic training through study with one of the masters of american ceramics. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices.

Jun kaneko 金子 潤 kaneko jun born 1942 is a japanese ceramic artist living in omaha nebraska in the united states. He felt that japanese schools were too strict and decided to move to california in the early 1960 s where a friend of his old art teacher helped him find a place to stay. Kaneko was born and raised in japan. Best known for his large scale monumental dango japanese for rounded form sculptures jun kaneko makes glazed ceramicsm that resemble inflated three dimensional canvases.

Jun kaneko ceramic sculptural artist. Early life and education. Kaneko born in nagoya japan in 1942 is considered one of the world s preeminent ceramic artists working today. He expanded his studies in contemporary ceramics with peter voulkos in los angeles and also paul soldner and jerry rothman.