ILLUSION OF MAGIC

Pure magic is the best way I can describe the glazes and surfaces of Kimura Moriyasu and I suspect that anyone who has seen his work in person or in a book or catalogue would agree. The illustrated detail is from a chawan made in the late (?) 1990s where the overwelming color is blue enhanced by shades and nuances of many other tones all running into the interior to create a nebula of effects all surrounding the center composed of golden hues, adrift in some far off galaxy. I am simply amazed at how a handful of chemicals, some intense heat, a bit of alchemy thrown into the mix together with decades of experience can conjure up this illusion of magic locked within a three dimensional object. I think that the such work can better be described by poet or sage so I will let the photo tell its story all on its own as if a picture is worth a thousand words, I can imagine quite a bit more being written on the ceramics of Kimura Moriyasu.