Kamide Keigo

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Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1981, Kamide graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (now Tokyo University of the Arts) in 2006 with a degree in oil painting. As the successor of Kutani Choemon, a Kutani ware maker founded in 1879, he has been working with craftspeople to promote Kutani ware by embracing playful ideas that are not bound by traditional norms. In 2013, he established Kamide Shigei LLC and became fully involved in business management. From that point, Kamide employed the traditional tsutsugaki resist-dyeing technique to develop products and design packaging for businesses, while also collaborating with clothing brands. He is also an active artist and painter, exploring creative expressions using diverse media, including ink painting, porcelain panel painting, and sculptural works made from porcelain clay, in addition to oil painting, his college major. His work extends far beyond the realm of Kutani ware. While separating the role as a Kutani ware maker and his personal artistic expression, he flexibly traverses between the two, interrelating them and thus highlighting individual activities. That is precisely what characterizes Kamide’s activities.
His major exhibitions include the solo shows Izura (Tokyo University of the Arts Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo, 2024), Windows (Komyoin Temple, Kyoto, 2024), New Bananas (Yoshimi Arts, Osaka, 2022), and the group exhibitions Contemporary Art Around Your Life (Daitokuji Zuihoin Temple, Kyoto, 2024), and the 5th Triennale of Kogei in Kanazawa (21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, 2022). His works are in the collections of the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and the Takahashi Ryutaro Collection.

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HIGASHIYAMA AREA