Born in 1941 in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan, master ceramist Suzuki Goro has developed a unique way of expressing himself through ceramics, drawing on traditional styles from the Mino tradition: Shino, Oribe, yellow and black Seto and the Karatsu tradition. His works, which have a strong sense of individualism, include tea bowls with colourful painted imagery.
The work of Suzuki demonstrates a masterful manipulation of the material and an aesthetic of rustic simplicity. Suzuki has enjoyed a career spanning over four decades, evolving from his early days as a production potter to his current status as a revered master ceramist. Long admired by Japanese collectors, his work is a favourite of artists and connoisseurs in the United States and Europe. Suzuki Goro received the prestigious Japan Ceramic Society Prize and his work has been exhibited extensively across the globe.
Selected Public Collections:
Hetsens Museum, Dusseldorf, Germany
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA
Marer Collection, Claremont, CA, USA
Meito Art Museum, Nagakute, Japan
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA
Nishin Culture Center, Toyota, Japan
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Seto-Aichi Doctor Association Center, Japan
Seto-city Culture Center, Japan
Toyota City, Japan
Cancer Research Center, Seto, Japan
V&A Museum, London, UK