Hayashi Yasuo 林康夫 Japanese, b. 1928
Sculpture, 1969
Stoneware
H18 1/2 × W9 × D7 1/2 in.
H47 × W22.9 × D19.1 cm
H47 × W22.9 × D19.1 cm
Signed at the base “康 69.10"
Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity by the artist, 2025
Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity by the artist, 2025
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Hayashi Yasuo began his artistic career in the 1950s, and is now considered one of the most important forerunners of abstraction in contemporary Japanese ceramics. As a founding member of...
Hayashi Yasuo began his artistic career in the 1950s, and is now considered one of the most important forerunners of abstraction in contemporary Japanese ceramics. As a founding member of the Shikokai association of potters, he played a role in the modernization of the medium from the very beginning. The Shikokai group boldly explored new forms for ceramics, and took the medium in truly innovative sculptural directions. Not only was Hayashi the group’s youngest member, but also its most celebrated. His abstract ceramic sculpture far outshined that of his contemporaries. His playful take on formalism recalls the ideas behind the Minimalist movement in America in its willingness to experiment with the boundaries between two- and three-dimensionality, exemplified in this piece.