​Yusuke Takemura

Viewed from afar, the vessel is evocative of an abstracted human figure. Upon closer inspection the object offers a complex surface created through cutting, grinding and polishing, yielding an ethereal shell perforated by organic-shaped voids. I have been exploring the techniques which have informed this work for many years, gradually pushing their limits in order to balance positive and negative space while maintaining the structural integrity required of the medium of glass. The inclusion a new element, water, and the movement from sculptural vessel to multi-media installation represents a significant evolution for my work.

My artistic practice utilises glass as medium to investigate the infinite relationship between the bodily and sentient aspects of human existence. This perspective enables me to focus on the individual within the greater populace, thus exploring contemporary social issues such as overpopulation, consumerism, and capitalism and the risk they present in destroying the individuality amongst us.

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CV

Education
2009                       Masters of Studio Art (MSA), Sydney College of the Arts,
                                Sydney, NSW, Australia
2002 – 2006           Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) Kurashiki University of 
                                Science and the Arts, Kurashiki, Japan
​Solo Exhibitions
2023                       Connectivity: New Explorations, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert,
                               Sydney, NSW, Australia
2017                        Kaiso, Galerie Koo, Hong Kong   
2012                        Unity, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2010                        What you see What you believe, ESP Gallery, Marrickville,                                  NSW, Australia  
Exhibitions
2020                        FUSE Glass Prize, Finalist, Jam Factory, Adelaide, AU
                                Group Exhibition, Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Sydney, AU
2019                        Opening Exhibition Group Exhibition, Gallery Sally Dan
                                Cuthbert, Sydney, NSW, AU
                                Shift in Japanese Materiality, Craft ACT, Canberra, ACT
2018                        Symbiosis, China and Australia Edge Glass Art Exhibition, 
                                China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
                                Hindmarsh Prize, Finalist, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra
                                Liquid Form, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University
                                of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
                                Shift in Japanese Materiality, Japan Foundation Sydney
2017                         Kaiso, Galerie Koo (Solo), Hong Kong 
                                I-shi Prize, Nominated, Okayama City Museum, Okayama,
                                Hindmarsh Prize, Finalist, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, 
                                Virtuoso II, Kirra Galleries, VIC, Australia
2016                         Affordable Art Fair - Hong Kong, Represented by Galerie
                                Koo, Hong Kong
                                Art16, Represented by Galerie Koo, London
                                Land, Sea & Sky, Kirra Galleries, VIC, Australia
                                Exhibition, Galerie Koo, Central, Hong Kong
2015                         SOFA Chicago 2015, Represented by Kirra Galleries,
                                Chicago, USA
                                Craft, Barometer Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2014                         Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW, 
                                Arts & Crafts Design Award, Finalist, Karojba, Croatia
                                Ranamok Glass Prize 2014, Finalist, Touring Australia
                                SOFA Chicago 2014, Represented by Kirra Galleries,
                                Chicago, USA
                                Kirra Illumination Glass Award, Finalist, VIC, Australia
                                Narrative in glass, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, VIC, 
2013                         SOFA Chicago 2013, Represented by Kirra Galleries, 
                                The Third Dimension, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, VIC, 
2012                         SOFA Chicago 2012, Represented by Kirra Galleries, 
                                 Unity, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Australia (Solo)
                                 Director’s Choice Exhibition, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, 
                                 Beauty Revealed, BMW Chatswood, Sydney, NSW
2011                           SOFA Chicago 2011, Represented by Kirra Galleries,
                                  Ranamok Glass Prize 2011, Finalist, Touring Australia
                                  Ausglass Members Exhibition, Sydney College of theArts, 
                                  Light in Winter Exhibition, Kirra Galleries, Melbourne, VIC, 
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Awards / Grants
2022                         CAPO Shaw & Partners Award, Canberra
2021                         ArtsACT Arts Activities $5-50k, Canberra  
2020                         ArtsACT HOMEFRONT funding, Canberra  
2014                            Japan Foundation New York, Grant for Arts & Culture,
                                   Japan Foundation New York, U.S.A
2011                            The Vicki Torr Online Gallery Prize, Ausglass Conference
                                   The Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award, Ausglass
                                   Conference
2008                          2008 NAVA Ignition Prize, Professional Practice, Australia