Hiroyuki Tomita Ceramic Exhibition
Supernova
October 15th to 17th 2026
Artist Reception 15th 6pm to 8pm
Hiroyuki Tomita’s first solo exhibition in New York.
Centered on his long-running "Supernova" series—and featuring works such as GUINOMI (sake cups), tea bowls, and flower vases.
The exhibition captivates viewers with a unique and overwhelming artistic vision.
Bold yet delicate; understated yet flamboyant.
A ceramic artist who rewrites the conventions of pottery.
”I make things that appeal to people's mind through the production of ceramics with elements such as bold, unrestrained, delicate, graceful, from dishes for everyday use to wall tile works.
As people have various aspects, we aim to create a multifaceted work that allows us to touch the heart even if the ancients or the future people use it."
- Hiroyuki Tomita
”Beyond the Infinite”
Beginning with the structure of a vessel, this work moves back and forth across the boundaries between function and non-function, interior and exterior, generation and collapse.
Fragmented forms connect with one another and proliferate as if resisting any single, completed state.
This is not a vessel that has lost its purpose, but one that opens itself to countless possibilities.
Beyond it lies an unknown form yet to be discovered.
『無限の彼方』
器という構造を出発点に、機能と非機能、内部と外部、生成と崩壊の境界を往還する。
断片化した形態は互いに接続し、ひとつの完結した姿を拒むように増殖していく。
これは用途を失った器ではなく、無数の可能性へと開かれた器である。
その先にある、未知の形態へと。
”GUSOKU”
The Twelve Divine Generals are often depicted standing in armour, composed yet charged with presence.
I translated that bearing not into a human figure, but into the structure of a vessel. Fragmented forms overlap and connect, creating a silhouette that resembles a single body. Armour protects, while a vessel receives.
By bringing these seemingly opposing structures together, I explored a form that stands in the liminal space between strength and fragility.
GUSOKU
Gusoku is a Japanese term for a complete set of samurai armour.
『具足』
十二神将に見られる、甲冑をまとい静かに立つ姿。
その佇まいを、人物像としてではなく、器の構造へと置き換えた。
断片化された形は重なり、連結し、ひとつの身体のような輪郭をつくる。
守るための鎧と、何かを受け入れるための器。一見相反する二つの構造を重ねながら、
強さと脆さのあわいに立つ形を探った。
