Kioku by Jun Kaneko - Pasadena, CA
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Kioku (memories in Japanese) is by noted ceramic sculptor Jun Kaneko, whose works are found in notable museums around the world including the Smithsonian. This piece sits across the street from the Asia Pacific Museum in Pasadena, California.
Waymark Code: WM1NVW
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2007
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Jun Kaneko is a Japanese ceramic artist living in the United States. In 1942 Jun Kaneko was born in Nagoya, Japan where he studied painting during his high school years. He came to the United States in 1963 to continue those studies at Chouinard Institute of Art when his focus was drawn to sculptural ceramics through his introduction to Fred Marer. The following decade, Kaneko taught at some of the nation’s leading art schools, including Scripps College, Cranbrook Academy of Art and Rhode Island School of Design.
Jun established his third studio in Omaha, Nebraska in 1990 where he primarily works. He produced a large ‘Dango’ series of ceramic pieces resembling vases without openings. (Dango means ‘dumpling’ or ‘closed form’ in Japanese.)
His prolific roster of diverse work appears in numerous international solo and group exhibitions annually. He designed the sets and costumes for Opera Omaha's spring 2006 performance of Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
His work is included in more than forty museum collections including the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the Museum of Nebraska Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
He has been honored with national, state and organization fellowships and an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art in London.
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