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  • Ceramics: Art and Perception

    Jun Kaneko

    Nov 01, 2019 5 minutes
    Written by Garth Clark

    Serendipity. It is defined as the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. The key is by chance. It cannot be summoned. It requires sensitivity and awareness to recognize and capture the moment. A perfect example was going into the garden of Gerald Peters Projects in Santa Fe, New Mexico during Jun Kaneko’s exhibition. This garden oasis is lush green with a koi pond and even a waterfall.

    The large Dango’s (Kaneko’s signature form, Dango means ‘dumpling’ or ‘closed form’ in Japanese) placed in the garden were grounded in white with circles of cobalt-based indigo glaze. From inky-blue circles and other shapes, washes of a misty lighter blue drifted down. This is seductive by itself, but then it began to rain lightly. The

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