Overview
Skateboarding and tea ceremony. One is a street culture born in the U.S., and the other is the world of tea ceremony born in Japan a long time ago, and at first glance they seem unrelated, but what they have in common is that they function as a place of community. With this concept in mind, potter Gentaro Yokoyama, who is also a skater, has started a project to create tools related to the tea ceremony. The first project is to create an original tea scoop made from a skateboard deck.
Credit
– Artwork: Gentaro Yokoyama
– Photographer: Yanase Wataru
– Text: Shinri Kobayashi
– Edit: TOIL
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Artist
Ceramic ArtistGentaro Yokoyama
Moved to the U.S. at the age of 15.
He first encountered ceramics at his high school and went on to study at the Hartford Art Institute.
After graduation, he worked at a local pottery factory before returning to Japan in 2002.
Since then, he has set up a studio in Monzennaka-cho and has exhibited his works at galleries in Japan and abroad, including Ginza Mitsukoshi.
He has participated in exhibitions for Hanae Mori and the manga “Heugemono”.
His works are now available at the Mori Museum Shop.