Art From The Earth
Yasumitsu Morito
4/6 – 4/27
Opening Reception: April 6 6:30 pm – 9 pm 日本語
Closing Party: April 27 7:00 pm -9:30p m
Resobox Gallery
41-26 27th Street,
LIC, NY 111o1
Map (Take the N, Q. 7 and 7X train to Queensboro Plaza Stop and walk 1 minute)
Morito was born in Mashiko, Japan which is one of the historic pottery villages in the world. Since he was a child he has worked with clay, in Japan, Central America and now New York City.
Creating art with clay allows him to feel a connection with a living thing, the earth and with the entire universe. This has inspired him to convey his feelings about his work to all. Currently he is exhibiting his work in NY and Japan as a Cultural Ambassador of Tochigi Japan.
He has been developing his ceramic art because he feels it is necessary to step forward maintaining traditional values in this transforming age.
For example he believes figurative Sculpture can express what it is to be human and what this diversity of images and meaning demonstrates is body’s mutability and susceptibility to the pressure of social, political and religious circumstances.
Even though he understands that the art exists for its own sake, he desires his art to speak of his love, pathos and ethos towards his heritage and all human beings.
Official website: http://www.moritoyasumitsu.com/
