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The wild man of the Japanese ceramic art world--and master potter--Koie Ryoji revived his 1989-90 Chernobyl series this year and here are two works from that series. Koie pulverized production line Seto chawan to make the grainy mound that sits atop a fire brick base. On this one he placed a glass bottle of Oronamin C (a popular vitamin drink here in Japan) and it melted, flowed and pooled in brown glass tones. The box is also non-traditional. What is Koie asking? He always does so, challenging himself--and us--to ponder what it means to be alive, what it means to create, what is yakimono, what it means to live and die. By reviving this series he again asks us to look at 'modern' life and the risks it brings for all the conveniences we cling to. Or does he? One can never know with Koie. In any case a museum piece in perfect condition with a signed box, 10cm.tallx21.5x22, signed on side, quite heavy.
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