Portrait of a Gallery - The Scottish Gallery
Portrait of a Gallery - The Scottish Gallery
Portrait of a Gallery - The Scottish Gallery
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Takahiro Kondo<br />
Green Mist 2007 porcelain with green underglaze and ‘silver mist’ overglaze<br />
cast glass dimensions 70 h x 17 x 14 cms<br />
Takahiro Kondo was born in 1958, Japan. Born into a traditional sometsuke (blue and white porcelain)<br />
family, as grandson <strong>of</strong> Kondo Yûzô (National Living Treasure) and son <strong>of</strong> Kondo Hiroshi. In 1995 David<br />
Leach opened a major exhibition <strong>of</strong> Kondo’s work at the National Museums <strong>of</strong> Scotland, Edinburgh and<br />
the gallery has enjoyed a close working relationship with this exceptional artist ever since. He enjoys a<br />
special relationship with Scotland having been invited by Edinburgh College <strong>of</strong> Art to develop his glass<br />
skills. During his time here he was also inspired by the totemic power <strong>of</strong> Standing Stones in Orkney which<br />
led to the creation <strong>of</strong> the ‘Mist Series’. Kondo’s disciplined imagination and formidable skills are the unique<br />
indicators <strong>of</strong> his work. <strong>The</strong> gallery will be hosting an exhibition <strong>of</strong> new work, predominately in glass, by<br />
Takahiro Kondo in 2011/12.<br />
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