Sublime Realities 2020

Sublime Realities - Johanna De Maine & Tatsuya Tsutsui
April 4 to 26, 2020

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Johanna De Maine’s exceptional career continues to evolve as her life has. This exhibition is in conjunction with Tatsuya Tsutsui, a Japanese Master Potter who, through delightful happenstance, is now Johanna’s partner in life as well as in ceramics. The pieces are naturally influenced by their time being split between Landsborough & Arita.
There are some collaborative works, but the individual vessels show the incredible skills of each artist. Both use porcelain as their base & frequently Celadon as a truly sublime glaze, but then, personal expression takes flight.

Johanna’s passion for ceramics started 50 years ago to now having a world-class standing. Johanna is renowned for having pieces held in major collections from the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra to the San Bao Ceramic Art Institute & Porcelain Museum in Jingdezhen, China and being presented to HM The Queen & gifted to Crown Prince Frederik & Princess Mary of Denmark. Professionally, Johanna is now further pursuing creating her own decals. These have a fascinating meld of her heart-felt depictions of the Glasshouse Mountains & regional fauna with more recent impressions of Oriental life from cranes to cherry blossom. Perfecting her techniques to transfer personal photographs & designs onto her beautifully thrown ‘canvasses’, this collection clearly demonstrates the evolution of a major artist.

Tatsuya Tsutsui has been an established & admired Arita potter for over 40 years. His modest nature is apparent in his works, which have a captivatingly quiet strength. These engaging forms of sheer elegance are often enhanced by a signature series called “Harmony of Rings” which subtly & simply entwines two circles in a powerful comment about the circle of life & connections.
Over the past year the couple have refined cross-cultural, joint works under the appellation “Kayabuki Kobo”. These pieces cleverly bring domestic items from cups & bowls to Sake sets into artworks for everyday.

Works by Johanna De Maine

One Song at a Time - Johanna De Maine - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Enamel, Decals - 9.5cm high

Still Scratching - Southern Ice Porcelain, Cobalt Glaze, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 16cmx13cm

Hansha - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Emanel, Decals - 11cm high

Kingyo - Southern Ice Porcelain, Clear Glaze, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 7x23.5cm

Ukande - Porcelain, Clear Glaze, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 15x13cm - SOLD

Haname - Southern Ice Porcelain, Clear Glaze, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 3.5x24.5cmcm - SOLD

Turtle Dreaming - Southern Ice Porcelain, Cobalt Glaze, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 15x13cm

Hana - Southern Ice Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decals, Raised Enamel, Gold - 7.5x10.5cm - SOLD

Muraski no Rakuen - Porcelain, Clear Glaze, Lustre, Gold, Sand Etched, Raised Enamel - 14.5cmx12cm - SOLD

Sakana - Southern Ice Porcelain, Clear Glaze, Decals, Raised Enamel, Gold - 9.5x14x12cm - SOLD

Trekking - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Emanel, Decals - 17cm high (Aspect I)

Trekking - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Emanel, Decals - 17cm high (Aspect II)

Green Sailing part II - Southern Ice Porcelain, Clear Glaze, Decals, Raised Enamel, Gold - 10.5x17x15.5cm

Healing - Southern Ice Porcelain, Lustre, Gold , Sand Etched, Decals, Raised Enamel -11x10x10cm - SOLD

Release - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Emanel, Decals - 18cm high (Aspect I)

Release - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Emanel, Decals - 18cm high (Aspect II)

Pushing the Boundary - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Emanel, Decals - 16cm high - SOLD

Chiisai Sakura - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Emanel, Decals - 9cm high - SOLD

Winging It - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Emanel, Decals - 13cm high

Butterfly Bliss - Porcelain, Lustres, Gold, Emanel, Decals - 10cm high - SOLD

First Sighting - Porcelain, Celadon, Hand Carved - 16cm high

Chance Encounters - Porcelain, Celadon, Hand Carved - 20cm high

Subterranean Crossing - Porcelain, Celadon, Hand Carved - 14.5cm high

Across a Wide Sea - Porcelain, Gold, Lustres, Raised Enamel - 21x29cm

But My Boat is so Small - Porcelain, Gold, Lustres, Raised Enamel - 30x38cm

One Spring Day - Porcelain, Gold, Lustres, Raised Enamel - 21x29cm

Postcards from Far & Wide II - Japanese Porcelain, Layered Decals - 10x15cm

Postcards from Far & Wide III - Japanese Porcelain, Layered Decals - 10x15cm

Postcards from Far & Wide V - Japanese Porcelain, Layered Decals - 10x15cm

Postcards from Far & Wide Vi - Japanese Porcelain, Layered Decals - 10x15cm

Works by Tatsuya Tsutsui

Demitasse Cup & Saucer - Tree & Boat series - Arita Porcelain - 6x13x9cm - SOLD

Open Bowl - Tree & Boat series - Arita Porcelain - 5.5x15cm

Tile - Tree & Boat series - Arita Porcelain - 10x15cm

Lotus - Tatsuya Tsutsui - Porcelain - 31x36cm high

Fertility - Arita Porcelain, Clear Glaze, Underglaze - 33.5x37cm

Mizusachi - Tatsuya Tsutsui - Porcelain - 23cm high - SOLD

Harmony of Rings Vase - Arita Porcelain, Celedon - 35x29cm

Pomegranate - Arita Porcelain, Celadon - 34x34cm - SOLD

Green Rain - Arita Porcelain, Clear Glaze, Underglaze - 19x22.5cm

Foliate Bowl - Arita Porcelain, Tessha Glaze - 3.5x14.5cm - SOLD

Chawan I - Arita Porcelain, Tessha Glaze - 7.5x14cm

Chawan II- Arita Porcelain, Tessha Glaze - 8.5x13cm - SOLD

Chawan IV - Arita Porcelain, Tenmoku Glaze - 7x12cm

Chawan I - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze - 8x14.5cm - SOLD

Small Wide Bowl - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze - 3.2x14.5cm

Rice Bowl I - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze - 5.5x12cm - SOLD

Rice Bowl II- Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze - 5.5x12cm

Low Bowl I - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze - 5.5x17x17.5cm - SOLD

Low Bowl II - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze - 5.5x17x17.5cm - SOLD

Foliate Bowl I - Nui-no ike collection - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decals - 5x20.5cm

Foliate Bowl II - Nui-no ike collection - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decals - 5x18cm

Flat Tray I - Nui-no ike collection - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decals - 1x17x12cm

Flat Tray II- Nui-no ike collection - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decals - 1x17x12cm

Flat Tray III - Nui-no ike collection - Arita Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decals - Silver Anniversary Special - 25% discount

Yunomi 19to23- Nui no ike collection - Southern Ice Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decals - 7x9cm

19 Black -20 Silver -21 Copper - 22 Gold -23 Green

Beer Cup 24

Beer Cup 24&25 - Nui no ike Collection - Southern Ice Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decas - 11.5x8cm

Beer Cup 25

Small Chuwan Bowl 26&27- Nui no ike Collection - Southern Ice Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decals - 7x9cm - SOLD

Small Chuwan Bowl 28&29- Nui no ike Collection - Southern Ice Porcelain, Celadon Glaze, Decals - 7x9cm - SOLD

Kayabuki Kobo - a collaboration by Johanna De Maine & Tatsuya Tsutsui

KAYABUKI KOBO
Johanna De Maine and Tatsuya Tsutsui met when Johanna undertook a residency in Arita, Kyushu, Japan in November 2017. They became good friends with very similar interests and later formed a relationship when Johanna returned to Arita to prepare for a workshop late April 2018.
Both are highly talented individual artists but were drawn together to collaborate on a new brand “Kayabuki Kobo” while still keeping their own identities. They have set up a new studio in Kasegawa, Kyushu where they live when in Japan. The studio is based at the 300 year old Tsutsui family home. This traditional Samurai house has a thatched roof. This inspired the name for the new brand. “Kayabuki Kobo” means “Thatched roof studio”.