中嶋 草太
NAKASHIMA Sota
TANE series -蕾種-
TANE series -Seeds of Budding-
陶土、原土、灰、ガラス、釉薬
Clay、natural clay、ash、glass、glaze
H300×D300×W300 mm
2026
Photo:Sota Nakashima
ARTIST INFORMATION
- 1996
- 千葉県生まれ
- 2021
- 愛知県立芸術大学美術学部デザイン工芸科陶磁専攻 卒業
- 2023
- 愛知県立芸術大学大学院美術研究科陶磁領域 修了
- 2026
- 金沢卯辰山工芸工房 修了
一貫して「生命の循環」をテーマに、陶磁器による作品制作を続けてきました。地球の循環の中で育まれてきた土を用い、動物の骨や植物の種子など、始まりと終わりを想起させる形態や生き物から着想を得て造形しています。土の中に眠る生命の記憶と対話するような感覚で制作を行い、作品を通して鑑賞者が生命や時間の流れに思いを巡らせるきっかけとなることを願っています。
- 1996
- Born in Chiba, Japan
- 2021
- B.F.A. in Ceramic Arts, Department of Design and Crafts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Aichi University of the Arts
- 2023
- M.F.A. in Ceramic Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Aichi University of the Arts
- 2026
- Completed the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo Program
I have consistently explored the theme of the “cycle of life” through ceramic sculpture. Working with clay—an earth-born material shaped through the planet’s ongoing cycles—I create forms inspired by living beings and by motifs such as animal bones and plant seeds, which evoke both beginnings and endings.
My practice is guided by a sense of dialogue with the memories of life embedded within the earth. Through my work, I hope to offer viewers an opportunity to reflect on the continuity of life and the passage of time.