Photography by Alzbeta Jaresova, unless noted, courtesy of Kaori Tatebayashi
Come with us for a look at ceramic artist Kaori Tatebayashi's first one-person exhibit, where she shows us her intricate plant studies, made of unglazed white stoneware.
Kaori makes her ceramics by hand and by close observation of her “models.” She uses only a single tool, a metal knife that she made in art school.
Photo by Sophie Davidson
The multi-drawer cabinet originally stored butterflies at the British Museum.
The back wall is Kaori’s “mood board.”
Photo by Sophie Davidson
Kaori transformed the gallery’s main space into a garden in a cloud.
Large work, such as this Bramble, is made in pieces and assembled on the wall.
“Kaori produces portraits of flowers and plants with amazing precision, not only describing how they look, but also how they feel,” writes Tristan Hoare.
A pair of hyacinth and vase ensembles.
She also makes ceramic still lifes: see photos of a 2020 show of Kaori’s work at March in San Francisco.