YUTAKA

YUTAKA is an artist who captures sensibilities that resist language. From an early age, he was immersed in ceramics, developing his creative foundation through direct engagement with nature. Working primarily with Mino clay, he incorporates natural elements such as stone, ash, and metal, embracing the dynamic interplay between control and chance shaped by fire.

Rather than pursuing perfect forms, he allows subtle distortions and fluctuations guided by the rhythm of breath. Within these irregularities, he creates “ma” — a space that invites the presence and participation of others. For YUTAKA, an utuwa (a Japanese vessel) is never a finished object, but a process that continues to evolve through the user’s time and emotions.

By translating Japanese aesthetics into a contemporary context and expanding objects into lived experiences, he seeks to create moments in which people can rediscover trust in their own senses and reconnect with the world. His practice is an ongoing exploration of how art can restore a deeper relationship between human perception and existence.

YUTAKAは、言葉にならない感性をすくい上げる表現者である。彼は幼少期からやきものに親しみ、自然と向き合う中で創作の原点を育んできた。

美濃の土を基盤に、石・灰・金属といった自然素材や炎と対話し、制御と偶然のあいだに立ち現れる表情を引き出す。形は整えすぎず、呼吸のリズムに委ねた歪みや揺らぎを受け入れる。

その中に生まれる「間」は、不完全さの中に他者が関わる余白をひらく。彼にとってうつわは完成品ではなく、使い手の時間や感情と重なりながら変化し続ける存在である。

日本の美意識を現代に翻訳し、物を体験へと拡張することで、人が自らの感覚を信じ直し、世界との関係性を取り戻す契機をひらき続けている。