Ceramic Artist Kaneko To Reveal Large Public Artwork Tuesday

An aspiring young painter kaneko was exposed to a comprehensive collection of revolutionary work by ceramic artists such as john mason peter voulkos jerry rothman and ken price.

Ceramic artist kaneko to reveal large public artwork tuesday. His breakout works were called. Jun kaneko was born in nagoya japan in 1942. Kaneko left for america at 21 to study painting. His host family it turns out collected ceramic art and kaneko s focus soon shifted from two dimensions to three.

News jun kaneko is a japanese born american ceramic artist best known for his large scale sculptures. Hand built glazed ceramics by jun kaneko at a public art installation at the university of connecticut 1997. Courtesy jun kaneko polka dot sidewalk acrylic paint on concrete at the. He came to the united states in 1963 to continue his studies at chouinard institute of art when his introduction to fred marer drew him to sculptural ceramics.

Jun kaneko a ceramic artist who lives and works in omaha nebraska will be on hand tuesday to reveal a large scale public art work in a prominent spot outside the gardiner museum on university. He studied painting with satoshi ogawa during his adolescence.