Kayoko Hoshino

Kayoko Hoshino (星野 佳代子, Hoshino Kayoko, born 1949, Kyushu, Japan) is a Japanese ceramicist. Hoshino first developed an interest in ceramics while studying European history in Kyoto, the ceramics capital of Japan.[1] Her work draws inspiration from nature. She says of her process, “I often go for a walk in the mountains around this area as a break between working sessions, and I often feel a longing to express the natural expansiveness and monumentality of the landscape in my work.”[2]

Works

Cutout 11-2, 2011. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2015.442.3).[3]

Untitled, 2006. Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2012.637).[4]

Artistic Process

Hoshino mixes red and white clay together by kneading them until she notices the clay creating a uniquely organic form. “Sometimes in the moment when I am kneading I notice that the shape is beautiful, with lovely movement," she says. Upon reaching this moment, she utilizes a wire tool to texturize the surface along the clay body’s contours and to hollow out the piece to accentuate its natural form.[5]

References
  1. Koch, Peter-Paul (2005). "Kayoko Hoshino's Delicate Utensils". Ceramics, Art and Perception. ProQuest 211569269.
  2. Lovell, Suzanne (April 2016). "Satoru and Kayoko Hoshino: Ceramicists faithful to the nature of clay and its intrinsic attributes".
  3. "Hoshino Kayoko". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  4. "Untitled, Hoshino, Kayako". Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  5. Martin, Tony (December 2015). "Kayoko Hoshino".
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