SHIONGAMA

In line with the meaning of the word [to copy], one copies the form of another piece. However, if a work is simply an imprecise reproduction, one can't call it utsushi. Many artists polish their skills by making reproductions, and learn a lot about their predecessors by studying their work. However, for something to be an utsushi, which has the artist's unique expressions, it has to extend beyond being a mere reproduction. Utsushi, as original artistic expressions, ought to offer up new ideas, display the creator's individuality, and connect the past and future through the "present"... 軽井沢に陶房を構える、陶芸家 田端志音のウェブサイト. Website of potter TABATA Shion, who has a pottery in Karuizawa.