Nobuo Nishida (b. 1975) produces hand-painted Kyoto porcelain with sweeping brush stroke designs that are wiped away in abstract patterns. The surface of his pottery possesses a smooth texture, resembling marble, and its motifs embody the dynamism of a calligraphy brush.
Biography:
1975 Born in Kochi Prefecture
2000 Graduated from Department of Applied Arts, Ceramics Course of Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts
2009 Awarded the Excellence Award at the 3rd Kikuchi Biennale (also selected in 2011 and 2013)
2010 Selected for the 57th Japan Traditional Kôgei Exhibition (also selected in 2011 - 2015)
2013 Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo
2014 Solo exhibition at Daimaru Kochi Store
2015 Awarded the Grand Prize of Modern Tea Forms Exhibition at Tanabe Museum of Art in Shimane Prefecture
2016 Solo exhibition at Takashimaya Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo
