A black clay object of stacked blocks writhing like a snake by Takeuchi Kozo enclosed in the original signed wooden box titled Genseki Tan (Modern Ruins). It is 33 x 26 x 24 cm (13 x 10 x 9-3/4 inches) and is in perfect condition, directly from the artist. Through tatara molding, I draw inspiration from the grandeur and majestic presence of the Mayan ruins in Mexico, which I visited during my student days. This series resonates with the atmosphere of traditional Japanese houses, aiming to infuse overwhelming strength into my works.
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.
