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Makoto Hatori : Evolving Tradition
Biography

 Born in 1947 in Japan, Makoto Hatori apprenticed to master potter Ken Fujiwara in
1969. He then earned a degree in sculpture at Nihon University, College of Arts and went on to study technology at the Gifu Prefectural Institute of Ceramics. Since 1978 the artist has participated in numerous exhibitions in Japan, Italy, Great Britain, New Zealand, Egypt, Belgium, Germany, Lithuania, U.S.A., Croatia, South Africa, Australia, Taiwan, Estonia, Korea, Spain, Hungary. 1992, he taught ceramics at Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Art and Desigin. 1994 ~ 1996, Makoto is member of Contemporary Applied Arts in England. 1996, 98 Invited to International Ceramic Symposium by Lithuania Panevezyo City Council. 2006 Invited to " Wodfiring symposium" - Organised program for 2006 - by International Ceramics Studio in Hungary. 2007 Invited as a guest speaker for The 2nd ICMEA ( International Ceramic Editors Association ) Confernce, Fuping Pottery Village, Fuping, Shaanxi, China.

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Selected International Exhibitions

1993, 05 / 48th Faenza International Ceramic Art Competition, Italy
1994, 96 / Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award 1994, New Zealand
1996 / Won the prize at Salzbrand Keramik '96, Handwerkskammer Koblenz, Germany
2000 / The Sixth Taiwan Golden Ceramics Awards, Taiwan
2000 / Tallinn Applied Art Triennial 2000, Estonia
2001, 03 / The 1st World Ceramic Biennale 2001 Korea, International Competition
2002, 08 / Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award, Australia
2005 / 1st International Triennial of Silicate Arts, Hungary


Public Collections

Victoria & Albert Museum ( U.K.)
Stoke-on-Trent City Museum ( U.K.)
The British Museum ( U.K.)
Panevezys Civic Art Gallery ( Lithuania )
Pretoria Art Museum, Gauteng ( South Africa )
Inchon World Ceramic Center ( Korea )
Foundation for Contemporary Ceramic Arts ( Hungary )


Critical Essays

" Marketing Conditions in Britain for Japanese Potters through the eyes of a Japanese
Potter "
LA CERAMIQUE MODERNE, JOURNAL TECHNIQUE ET ARTISTIQUE MENSUEL, Nombre 337, pp.10 - 11  ( FEVRIER 1994 )  22, rue Le Brun - 75013 PARIS
" Facing Tradition "
Ceramics Monthly, Vol.43, p.96  ( May 1995 )
" A Potter's Look at Tradition "
Ceramics Monthly, Vol.45, pp.56 - 59  ( January 1997 )
" Architecture in Potters - Lithuania, Panevezys International Ceramic Symposium - "
CPA News, The Newsletter of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain,  ( January / Febuary 1999 )
" Two Wheels of Japan "
Ceramics Monthly, Vol.47, pp.110 - 112  ( May 1999 )
" Kaiseki "
CPA News, The Newsletter of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain, Number 76, p.6  ( March / April 2001 )
" Traditional Japanese Pottery as a Spirit - Influence of Zen - "
LA CERAMIQUE MODERNE, JOURNAL TECHNIQUE ET ARTISTIQUE MENSUEL,
Nombre 480, pp.12 - 13  ( JUIN 2003 )  22, rue Le Brun - 75013 PARIS
" Linearity in Tradition "
This article was added in the www.studiopottery.co.uk - the UK's leading on line information site linking potters, galleries and collectors with a shared enthusiasm for Studio Ceramics.  ( October 2003 )
" Beauty of Soul, Beauty of Form : Naturally-glazed Ceramics and Haiku "
The Log Book, Issue 22. 2005, pp.3 - 7, The International Publication for Woodfirers and those interested in Woodfired Ceramics - P.O.Box 612, Scariff,Co.Clare, Republic of Ireland  
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