Kansai Noguchi

He rapidly felt attracted by the Jomon and Mehrgarh pottery movements, a combination of simplicity and technique that resonates in the artist’s approach to art making. Later, Kansai bought his own throw wheel before founding his studio in Tokyo in 2016.

Kansai creates art pieces in a variety of shapes and textures, working with different types of medium, from clay to prints, by way of ink paintings. His aesthetic is often described as modern classical, with a limited colour’s palette usage. 

Kansai has developed a distinctive style which is not only about visual impact, but also contains “sounds of music”, melding his skills as a ceramist to his musical background. Kansai’s creation process requires him to empty his mind in search of a nearly unconscious state, providing his works with what one may describe as an atmosphere or an aura. Although Kansai’s inspiration finds it source in the past, and echoes with pure lines from mid-century design, it displays an outstanding sense contemporality. 

Kansai has exhibited his work around the world and many of his creations are part of both public and private collection.