Naoko Sano
Overview
Vase - Snow, 2020
'Perfectly Imperfect': Sano Naoko (1959)
Sano Naoko was born and raised in Kyoto and now lives and works in London. Kyoto is a city built on the foundation of tradition and the craft of ceramics is a honed art form that has been practiced in the area for generations.
Sano began learning ceramics in Singapore in 1999 and continued after moving to London in 2000. Whenever she visits Japan, she learns from local ceramists in Bizen, Okayama and Kiyomizu in Kyoto. Sano has found her own style in her ceramics. Her matcha bowls have an earthy, warm feeling with soft and irregular shapes. She prays to the kiln gods before every batch goes into the kiln, which has been advantageous for the end results.
Works
Exhibitions
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#57 Perfectly Imperfect
Wabi Sabi in Photography and Ceramics 4 Feb - 12 Mar 2023“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” - Leonard Cohen IBASHO is proud to present the group exhibition ‘Perfectly Imperfect’. This exhibition follows the museum...Read more -
#40 Wabi Sabi
11 Jun - 30 Aug 2020IBASHO is delighted to announce the Summer exhibition for 2020 which will be a group exhibition on the concept of ‘wabi sabi’. Wabi sabi as an aesthetic concept is generally...Read more
