Purple Magazine
— Purple #43 S/S 2025
The Tokyo Diary Issue

takuro kuwata

portraits by CHIKASHI SUZUKI   Japanese artist Takuro Kuwata, 44, transforms traditional ceramic techniques into exuberant, colorful and playful sculptures brimming with energy. Drawing on wabi-sabi principles and embracing accidents, his unique, thickly layered works — from teacups to massive sculptures — become volcanic, amorphous, and sexual compositions. Defying the meticulous precision of the Japanese […]

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Purple #43 S/S 2025 The Tokyo Diary Issue

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