黒木国昭
Kuniaki Kuroki
Born 1945 · Aya, Miyazaki
Miyazaki glass artist who runs Glass Art Kuroki in Aya and was the first glassmaker named a Contemporary Master Craftsman.
Kuniaki Kuroki was born in 1945 in Miyazaki Prefecture. After finishing high school there he joined a glass manufacturer in Tokyo, beginning his career in glass. He later returned to Miyazaki and leads Glass Art Kuroki, a studio and showroom in the town of Aya. In 1991 he became the first glass artist to be honoured as a Contemporary Master Craftsman, and he later received the Medal with Yellow Ribbon. His work applies Japanese decorative traditions to glass; his Kōrin series, inlaid with gold and platinum, draws on the Rimpa school. In 2008 an exhibition of around 100 of his works was held in Venice.
Stile distintivo
Heavy blown or cased glass with gold and platinum leaf or inlay in Rimpa-style motifs; jewel-toned colour fields and designs echoing classical Japanese painting and prints.
