Yuji Ueda Unveils Eroded Ceramic Planters and Abstract Paintings in Tokyo

Takashi Murakami's Kaikai Kiki Gallery in Tokyo is currently hosting the second solo exhibition of Japanese ceramicist and painter Yuji Ueda of Otani Workshop. Titled "Picking Up Seeds," the exhibition features a selection of Ueda's signature planters that feature eroded exteriors and misshapen forms while retaining the silhouette of a recognizable household item. The abstract decay observed across the ceramic pieces is also translated in a series of paintings filled with unruly brushstrokes of ...