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Rie SASAKI

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Rie SASAKI(ささきりえ)

Concept

Rie Sasaki is a metalworker and woodblock print artist from Japan. In 1998, after completing her studies abroad, she decided to return to Japan and start her own studio by herself. While gazing at the beautifully clear blue sky of her beloved Sweden, she decided to name her studio "Sora Kobo" (Sky S...
Rie Sasaki is a metalworker and woodblock print artist from Japan. In 1998, after completing her studies abroad, she decided to return to Japan and start her own studio by herself. While gazing at the beautifully clear blue sky of her beloved Sweden, she decided to name her studio "Sora Kobo" (Sky Studio). A sky with various expressions, deep and endless. A sky that embraces everything. I wanted to create works like the sky. After that, there were twists and turns, and I worked in metal sculpture until 2022, and then shifted to jewelry and woodblock printing in 2023. Through metal sculpture, jewelry, and woodblock printing, she explores the unique characteristics of each material, aiming to create works that evoke a sense of life, airiness, and transience. She pursues a distinct visual and sensory expression, crafting pieces that can share stories and quietly resonate with people's lives. With each piece, she hopes to offer viewers a sense of peace and inspire new perspectives.

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Series

“metal arts”

This series is made by hammering as if painting in space. Utilizing the qualities of various metals and their natural colors and rust.

2

Queen of Time

Sold Out Year.2022 w18.00 x h44.00 x d5.00 cm

9

フラスコの夢

Sold Out Year.2010 w31.00 x h66.00 x d28.00 cm

Medium

Price Range

USD $359 ~ $653

Biography

Education:

1997: Bachelor’s Degree in Metal Craft, Tohoku University of Art & Design in Yamagata, Japan
1997-’98: Special student in the blacksmithing course, Steneby Skolan in Dålslonged, Sweden

Competitions:

2002/’03/’04/’05/’07/’09/’12: Selected for the Takaoka Craft Competition (Daim...
Education:

1997: Bachelor’s Degree in Metal Craft, Tohoku University of Art & Design in Yamagata, Japan
1997-’98: Special student in the blacksmithing course, Steneby Skolan in Dålslonged, Sweden

Competitions:

2002/’03/’04/’05/’07/’09/’12: Selected for the Takaoka Craft Competition (Daimaru Takaoka Store, Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture)
2007: Selected for the Tableware Grand Prize (Tokyo Dome, Suidobashi, Tokyo)
2012: Selected for Beer Mug Grand Prize 9 (Sapporo Art Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido)
2024: Selected for the 62nd Japan Contemporary Craft Exhibition (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo)

Galleries for Her Solo Exhibitions in Japan:

Aomori: Gallery Casaico in Hirosaki
Iwate: Morikyu Gallery in Morioka
Miyagi: RIAS ARK MUSEUM OF ART in Kesennuma / Abe Keishiro Gallery in Sendai
Tokyo: Galerie pousse in Ginza / Tokinoshizuku (Setagaya) / BrainBrunnGALLERY (Hachioji)
Kanagawa: Gallery minne in Kamakura / Art Truth in Yokohama
Yamanashi: Gallery aria in Kiyosato
Shizuoka: Gallery Mizushima in Shizuoka
Hyogo: Gallery Ebihara in Himeji

Art Exhibition:

2012: “The Earthquakes and Each Expression—BOX ART—Metaphor for Sharing” at RIAS ARK MUSEUM OF ART in Kesennuma, Miyagi

International Exhibitions:

2010: Art Melbourne 2010 at Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, Australia
2010: Art Sydney 2010 at Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park in Sydney, Australia

Museum Collection:

Iron sculpture titled “Reality” (2012)

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Contracted Gallery

Keishiro Abe Gallery, Sendai; arts rush, Tokyo; Gallery Minne, Kamakura; art Truth, Yokohama

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