Hayama Yuki

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Born in Saga Prefecture in 1961, Hayama began working at a pottery studio in Arita, Saga Prefecture, in 1975 and opened the Yuki Hayama Studio in 1985. He is a master ceramicist with exceptional skills rooted in the Hizen ware tradition, as well as a writer of history- and culture-inspired novels and children’s stories. The scenes he envisions during the writing process are hand-painted on his ceramic works. Drawing from various civilizations beyond Japan, including ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China, his works also incorporate elements of manga and anime, reflecting Hayama’s aesthetics and the realities of living in the modern era. While he primarily focused on large platters and vases, he has expanded his work to an architectural scale in recent years. He employs printing technology to overcome the technical limitations of hand painting. His extremely detailed and meticulously depicted world is now entering a new phase of development that extends beyond the realm of ceramics. Ssangyong, presented at Go for Kogei 2023, is an example of this development.
His major exhibitions include the solo show Beyond the Rainbow: Yuki Hayama Exhibition (Mito City Civic Center, Ibaraki Prefecture, 2025), Beauty of Life (Ippodo Gallery, USA, 2016), and the group exhibitions Art Crafting Towards the Future (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, 2012), and Three Artists Exhibition: Forward Stroke (Saga Prefectural Art Museum, Saga Prefecture, 2018). He is the author of Short Stories: Seeds Collection (Tanpen shosetsu shushishu, Aichi Prefecture: V2-Solution, 2012). His works are in the collection of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.

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