Niisato Akio (b. 1977), A white luminescent bowl 新裡明士 （1977年生） 白瓷氣泡紋盌

Niisato Akio is a contemporary Japanese porcelain potter from Toki, Japan. His work strives to explore the interaction between the ceramics and the light. The present lot is a typical example of his translucent and thinly walled ceramics with dense pierced dots, which the artist refers as 'Koki' (Pottery of light).

Niisato received his training diploma at the Tajimi City Ceramic and Design Center in 2001. Only 4 years after receiving the degree, his works had been featured at the World Ceramic Biennale in Korea, and the Premio Faenza in Italy. Since then, he had been exhibiting internationally and in major Japanese museums. Recently, Niisato’s work was displayed in the Ceramics of the Past and the Future exhibition at the Panasonic Shiodeme Museum of Art in Tokyo in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Japan Kōgei Association’s Ceramics Division.

Niisato’s works are included in the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum in U.K., Minneapolis Institute of Art in the U.S, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.

日本陶藝設計師新裡明士現居土岐市。他的作品旨在探索瓷器與光影的關係，其中代表作品為「光器」。以本拍品為例，藝術家以其佈滿密集小孔的半透光薄胎瓷器知名。

新裡明士2001年畢業於多治見市陶磁器意匠研究所。僅僅4年之後，他的作品便入圍世界陶瓷雙年展以及義大利法恩紮當代國際陶藝雙年展。此後，他的作品更在國際及日本主要美術館展出。其作品最近在東京松下汐留美術館為紀念日本工藝會陶藝部會創立50周年舉辦的《連接未來的陶藝：傳統工藝的力量》展覽展出。

英國維多利亞和阿爾伯特博物館，美國明尼阿波利斯美術館，以及東京國立近代美術館均藏有新裡明士的作品。