Shinya TANOUE
Profile
The works entitled “Shell” and “Hatching” of Shinya Tanoue are achievements in earth that are amplified from the inside. The plasticity of the earth strongly attracts Shinya Tanoue, a sculptor specialized in ceramics.
“The earth offers me great freedom to create forms. Once hardened, I can sculpt like stone or wood, and when it’s soft, it can be molded … ”
In nature, the shell, formed by several layers of sediment, protects the life that lives inside it. The shell is an indispensable element for the activity of life, until hatching: birth.
“Human beings don’t born in a shell. However, I feel that each of us has a shell that protects its own interior. The shell is also something that we break to discover the outside world and to advance in life. ”
Marked by incisive lines and the blue color of the sea, the universe of Shinya TANOUE evokes to us the force and the explosion of life. We are transported to a unique experience: the world of premonitions and the memory of life.
Collections
The museum of Kyoto
The Museum of Ceramic Art
Hyogo INAX Museum
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN
Awards
2007: Japan Ceramic Exhibition, Daimaru museum Tokyo, Incentive Award Asahi Ceramic Exhibition, Award for Excellence
2005: International Ceramic exhibition, Ceramic Park MINO, Jury’s Special Award
2003: Hyoto Saga University of Arts Thesis Exhibition, Incentive Award
2002: Craft competition, hosted by Tachikichi, Incentive Award