A series of uneven shattered white square tubes joined as a unit by Takeuchi Kozo (also Kouzo) enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Modern Remains, Lance.It is 46 x 14.5 x 7 cm (roughly 18 inches long) and in excellent condition.
For the white porcelain series, I create the foundational columns by casting. When working solely with porcelain, I assemble the pieces before breaking them. When incorporating different materials, I break the pieces to some degree before assembling the parts. The diameter of the tubes is determined by my intuition based on the size I want to express, drawing inspiration from Western ruins like the Parthenon that I saw during my student days. As I shatter a perfectly balanced form with a hammer, I remove unnecessary parts and carve out the shape I envision. The consistent factor in my work is that I rely not on precise calculations but on my intuition. I aspire to create what I imagine and convey an overwhelming beauty that leaves a lasting impact when people see my pieces. I find beauty and intrigue in the way my works break, weather, and crumble, which links to Japan's concept of wabi-sabi. My obsession with smooth white comes from my decision to pursue a life of creation and ceramics, leading me to the idea of making everything pure white. Starting with white allows me to make my work emblematic and focuses on the form.
Takeuchi Kozo (also Kouzo) was born in Hyogo prefecture in 1977, and graduated the Osaka University of Arts in 2001 before advancing his studies at the Tajimi Municipal Ceramic Design Institute where he graduated in 2003.Beside an extensive list of solo exhibits in Japan he has been subject of exhibition in Paris and Boston as well as the Hyogo prefectural Ceramics Museum in 2024.His work decorates the Ritz Carlton Hotels in Tokyo and Kyoto, The Peninsula and Palace Hotels in Tokyo, the Mandarin Oriental in Shanghai, and the flagship Hoshinoya Resorts in both Tokyo and Kyoto among others. He is held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Art in Boston, Museum of Ceramic Art in Hyogo, Victoria and Albert Museum in London and Museum Sernuschi in Paris among others.
