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LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2023 Winners

Award giving  /  16 May 2023
 
Published: 26.06.2023
Eriko Inazaki. Sculpture: Metanoia, 2019. Ceramic. 20 x 20 x 24 cm. Awarded at: LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2023. . This delicate work transcends the expectations of hand-crafted ceramics and has been painstakingly created using hundreds of minuscule components. Taking over a year to complete, the complexity has been achieved by layering and arranging these small yet intricate forms and fixing them to a clay core before firing them in the kiln. The fragility of its tiny component pieces imbues the work with a magical quality. Their careful composition creates a sense of bursting, radiant energy across the work’s surface, evoking a symphony. This work demonstrates an essential balance between technical excellence and artistry.. Eriko Inazaki
Sculpture: Metanoia, 2019
Ceramic
20 x 20 x 24 cm
Awarded at: LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2023

This delicate work transcends the expectations of hand-crafted ceramics and has been painstakingly created using hundreds of minuscule components. Taking over a year to complete, the complexity has been achieved by layering and arranging these small yet intricate forms and fixing them to a clay core before firing them in the kiln. The fragility of its tiny component pieces imbues the work with a magical quality. Their careful composition creates a sense of bursting, radiant energy across the work’s surface, evoking a symphony. This work demonstrates an essential balance between technical excellence and artistry.
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The Craft Prize Jury has selected Metanoia by Eriko Inazaki as the winner of this year's prize  The Jury also agreed to award two special mentions. One goes to Moe Watanabe for her work Transfer Surface. The other special mention goes to Dominique Zinkpè for his work The Watchers.

The winning work and entries by all finalists' were on show from May 17 through June 18 at The Noguchi Museum, in New York. and in the digital version of the exhibition.
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