Kentaro Kawabata
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Overview
Soos 3, 2018
Born 1976 in Saitama, Japan Lives and works in Gifu, Japan After graduating from the Tajimi City Pottery Design and Technical Center in 2000, Kawabata began winning awards for his work, including the Kamoda Shoji Award at the Mashiko Pottery Exhibition (2004) and the Paramita Museum Ceramic Award (2007). His work has been the subject of numerous solo and grounp exhibitions at highly-reputed ceramic institutions, including the National Museum of Modern Art’s Crafts Gallery (“The Power of Decoration: A Viewpoint on Contemporary Kôgei (Studio Crafts)”, 2009), the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum (“Phenomenon of Contemporary Ceramic”, 2014), and the Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu (2004, 2010). 1998 Diploma, Tokyo Designer Institute, Ceramic Department, Tokyo 2000 B.F.A., Tajimi city Pottery Design and Technical Center Gifu, Japan
Works
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Kentaro KawabataAbandonment, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver, ocean sand.
7-7/8 x 9-1/8 x 5-1/2 inches
20 x 23.2 x 14 cm
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Kentaro KawabataBowl 1, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum4-1/2 x 4-15/16 x 4-3-4 inches
11.5 x 12.5 x 12 cm -
Kentaro KawabataBowl 2, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum3-1/2 x 5-5/8 x 5-11/16 inches
9 x 14.3 x 14.5 cm -
Kentaro KawabataCup 3, 2018Porcelain, glass, silver
3-1/8 x 4-5/16 x 4-1/8 inches
8 x 11 x 10.5 cm
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Kentaro KawabataCup 4, 2018Porcelain, glass, silver
3-3/16 x 4-5/16 x 4-1/4 inches
8 x 11 x 10.8 cm
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Kentaro KawabataCup 5, 2018Porcelain, glass, silver
3-3/16 x 4-5/16 x 4-1/8 inches
8 x 11 x 10.5 cm
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Kentaro KawabataKnot Face 1, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver, ocean sand.
5 x 22 x 21-7/8 inches
12.7 x 55.9 x 55.6 cm
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Kentaro KawabataKnot Face 2, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver, ocean sand.
4-3/8 x 22-1/2 x 21-3/4 inches
11.1 x 57.2 x 55.2 cm -
Kentaro KawabataKnot Face 3, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver, ocean sand.
3-1/2 x 22-3/4 x 22-7/8 inches
8.9 x 57.8 x 58.1 cm
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Kentaro KawabataKnot Face 4, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver, ocean sand, silver leaf, epoxy.
3-7/8 x 22-3/4 x 22-1/2 inches
9.8 x 57.8 x 57.1 cm -
Kentaro KawabataKnot Face 5, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver, ocean sand.
4-3/8 x 23-1/4 x 22-1/8 inches
11.1 x 59 x 56.2 cm -
Kentaro KawabataKnot Face 6, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver, ocean sand.
3-5/8 x 22-1/8 x 21-7/8 in
9.2 x 56.2 x 55.6 cm -
Kentaro KawabataSoos 1, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver.
23-3/8 x 9-1/4 x 10-3/8 inches
59.4 x 23.5 x 26.4 cm
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Kentaro KawabataUndulating 1, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver.
4-5/8 x 8-7/8 x 6-1/2 inches
11.7 x 22.5 x 16.5 cm
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Kentaro KawabataUndulating 3, 2018Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver.
4-3/8 x 6-7/8 x 5-1/2 inches
11.1 x 17.5 x 14 cm
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Kentaro KawabataSoos 3, 2017Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver.
7-3/4 x 8-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches
19.7 x 21.6 x 16.5 cm
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Kentaro KawabataUndulating 2, 2017Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver.
4-3/8 x 7-1/2 x 6-7/8 inches
11.1 x 19 x 17.5 cm
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Kentaro KawabataSoos 2, 2015Porcelain, glass, slag, platinum, silver.
13 x 10-1/8 x 9 inches
33 x 25.7 x 22.9 cm
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Kentaro KawabataBowl 04, 2012Porcelain, glass, silver2.5 x 6.5 x 6 inches
6.4 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm -
Kentaro KawabataI-dori, 2012Porcelain, glass, slag, silver,15 x 4.25 x 3.5 inches
38.1 x 10.8 x 8.9 cm -
Kentaro KawabataShuwari Chawan, 2012Porcelain, glass, slag, silver.3.5 x 6.5 x 7.25 inches
8.9 x 16.5 x 18.4 cm
Exhibitions
