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Many around the world are huge fans of Shigaraki potter Kanzaki Shiho. His life is now documented in a DVD recently released; from the press release: "Canadian Director Claude Gagnon's Film. DVD, The Fire Artist. A Documentary Film About Shiho Kanzaki.An outcast from the start, Shiho Kanzaki has managed to become a leading figure in the pottery world. In a country where apprenticeship is the tradition and the direct path to an eventual career, Shiho Kanzaki has always stood on his own, never doing any formal apprenticeship with anyone. In a world where everybody has their secrets, Shiho Kanzaki doesn't have any secrets : he generously and openly shows everything to everybody. It's for the onlooker to come to his or her own conclusions, and grow from there..."The Fire Artist" portrays the life of a potter from Shigaraki, Japan, a man who pushes tradition and technique to the limits; "The Fire Artist" shows the life of an exceptional human being who has learned to live creatively, in harmony with the rest of the planet. Sharing his own kiln in Pennsylvania with American artist and art professor, Karl Beamer, Kanzaki now spreads his knowledge and philosophy all over the world. And the world might very well end up being a better place for it. Director: Claude Gagnon Editor: Takako Miyahara Producers: Yuri Yoshimura, Samuel Gagnon
Color 52 Minutes / 4 : 3 NTSC / Japanese, English, French Subtitles" We have about 20 copies to offer and of course, only the one guinomi, which is a fine example of Kanzaki's work; in perfect condition with a signed box, 4.3cm.tallx9cm, signed on base.
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