Akiko Kurihara
About the Artists
Akiko Kurihara all that glitters is not silver
Place: Legnica Culture Center, Chojnowska 2
Exhibition open till: 11th June 2017
Casual discoveries in the daily life, and small findings in the physical phenomena which we unconsciously use everyday.
I create jewelry pieces out of these discoveries using humor and wit in minimalistic ways.
I would like to challenge to expand the possibilities of the jewelry, even if they are small objects. And I expect that humor and wit in my work would connect me to a person wearing my piece, as well as to people seeing the piece.
Akiko Kurihara
A ball in a tube necklace, silver 925, 18K gold
Since the chain interferes, the ball never gets out of the tube.
A ring wants to wear a ring, too ring, 18K gold, diamond
Sometimes a ring wants to wear a ring, too.
A tea spoon of corals necklace, silver 925, coral, silk string
Corals full of a tea spoon (5ml).
All that glitters is not gold necklace, 24K gold, toy chain, anodized aluminum
There is only one piece of 24K gold in a toy chain made of aluminum. Please try to find it!
All that glitters is not pearl either necklace, Akoya pearl, imitation pearls (glass), silk string
There is only one piece of high quality Akoya pearl in a necklace of glass imitation pearls.
Please try to find it!
Cigarette necklace, silver 925, 24K gold plated When you lay this piece on somewhere,
you can play by changing the shape of the chain, which is the symbol of smoke.
Earrings wearing earrings earrings, 18K gold, silver 925
Sometimes earrings want to wear earrings, too
King ring ring, 14K gold, silver 925
Silver rings with their gold crowns.
A chaton (collet) without stone looks like a crown, doesn't it?
Miniature light bulb necklace, Akoya pearl, silver 925, 24K gold plated, silk strings
Percentage, sterling silver 925 necklace, pure silver, pure copper, silver 925M chain
92.5% silver(Ag) and 7.5% copper (Cu). This is standard alloy for silver and it's called sterling silver. I combined 92.5% of pure silver bar and 7.5% of pure copper bar. If it's melted, it makes an alloy of silver 925 = sterling silver.
S necklace, bracelet, etc… / silver 925 or 20K gold
100 pieces of "S" made of silver925, and a piece made of 20K gold. They have identical shapes, but I stamped serial numbers to give them individual character. By combining each piece like a puzzle ring, you can make necklace or bracelet etc… of your favorite length.
The slaves of jewelry ring, iron
We are all slaves of jewelry... me too, of course. (A special piece for the Schmuck-week in Munich).
Akiko Kurihara
B. in 1975 in Sapporo, Japan. Since 2011 lives and works in Milan, Italy.
Career:
2011- Milan, Italy
2004-2010 education: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Schmuck und Gerät, diploma, Munich Germany
1999-2004 lecturer at Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, Tokyo Japan
1998-1999 education: Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, Tokyo Japan
1996-1998 education: Yamanashi Institute of Gemology and Jewelry Art, Kofu Japan
1975 born in Sapporo Japan
Awards and scholarship:
2010 Meisterschüler Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Germany
2007 Stipendien des Bayer Staatsministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst für Ausländische Studierende, Germany
1998 16th Asahi modern craft exhibition, Japan
1997 25th International pearl design contest, Japan
Exhibitions:
2017 THE CAT DID IT (solo exhibition) / Micheko Galerie, Munich Germany
2016 science is silver, silence is gold (solo exhibition) / galerie Pont&Plas, Gent Belgium
trick or treasure (solo exhibition) / gallery deux poissons, Tokyo Japan
20/20 / Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery, Saltaire United Kingdom
CONVERSATION WITH A CLOUD / art gallery Putti, Riga Latvia
UN' ALTRA COSA -Arte Contemporanea e Manufatti- / uno spazio su misura, Milan Italy
Schmuck 2016, 68th / Handwerksmesse, Munich Germany
2015 Gravitazione / Paraventi Giaponesi Galleria Alessio Nobili & C., Milan Italy
stone scissors paper / Dojima Rhizome, Osaka Japan
exhibition / Fortuna, Sapporo Japan
Möbius / Micheko Galerie, Munich Germany
SMART Arte Contemporanea e Manufatti / uno spazio su misura, Milan Italy
2014 MASS / Micheko Galerie, Munich Germany
Zauber Box / Micheko Galerie, Munich Germany
Akiko Kurihara contemporary Jewelry solo Exhibition / Toi, Osaka
Contemporary Jewellery as Art: Paradigm Shifts / Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo
2013 WAS IT A CAT I SAW? / Micheko Galerie, Munich Germany
Itami international craft exhibition -jewelry- / Itami Museum of Art & Craft, Itami Japan
2012 151 / Micheko Galerie, Munich Germany
CHIAROSCURO - arte contemporanea e Manufatti - / Uno Spazio su Misura, Milan Italy
exhibition / Fortuna, Sapporo Japan
Flourish / Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery, Saltaire United Kingdom
2011 HUTNAH / Micheko Galerie, Munich Germany
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH / Kath Libbert Jewellery Gallery, Saltaire United Kingdom
WEGE / Studio Galerie, Gmund am Tegernsee Germamy
exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry / Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo Japan
Ultra Marine / Noblessner Foundry, Tallinn Estonia
exhibition / Schmuck Frage, Berlin Germany
2010 Diplom Ausstellung -SERVUS- / Auditorium Akademie, Munich Germany
Meisterschüler 2010 Ausgewählte Arbeiten / Galerie der Künstler, Munich Germany
ZIMMER FREI / Hotel Mariandl, Munich Germany
International Graduation Show / Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen Holland
2009 Bonjour La Beauté by Yufuku Gallery / Les Comptoirs de la Tour d’Argent, Tokyo Japan
contemporary jewelry exhibition by jubilee / Gallery Umekobana, Iwate Japan
Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry –Metal&Concept- / Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo Japan
Akiko Kurihara solo exhibition / Toi, Osaka, Japan
Itami international craft exhibition -jewelry- / Itami Museum of Art & Craft, Itami Japan
2008 2 / sahanji+, Shizuoka Japan
DES WAHNSINNS FETTE BEUTE / Pinakothek der moderne, Munich Germany
Schmuck 2008, 60th / Handwerksmesse, Munich Germany
emu, twist again / Gallery Funaki, Melbourne Australia
Jahresausstellung -So jung kommen wir nicht mehr zusammen- / Sitzungssaal Akademie, Munich Germany
JUST MUST / Estonian History Museum, Tallinn Estonia
2007 Gray / sahanji+, Shizuoka Japan
7 guests, invited by Karl Fritsch / art Cologne, Cologne Germany
Tatort -Bloody Mary- / Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen Holland
Jahresausstellung -Ich weiss wo du wohnst- / Aktsaal Akademie, Munich Germany
new traditional jewelry SIERAAD -Symbol of faith- / SIERAAD award, Amsterdam Holland
2006 Tatort -Mark your Territory- / Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen Holland
Jahresausstellung -Lass´den Sonnenschein herein- / Sitzungssaa Akademie, Munich Germany
various shape / Gallery Fusenkazura, Sapporo Japan
Jewelry artists from Munich / Gallery deuxpoissons, Tokyo Japan
15th International silver art competition -Scandal- / Gallery of art in Legnica, Legnica Poland
Gallery Funaki international jewelry award 2006 -connect- / Gallery Funaki, Melbourne Australia
Ausstellung der Finalisten BKV-Preis für junges Kunsthandwerk, Galerie BKV, Munich Germany
2005 International silver art competition-deconstruction, reconstruction- / Gallery of art in Legnica, Legnica Poland
Silver schools Gallery of art in Legnica, Legnica Poland
Itami international craft exhibition -jewelry- / Itami Museum of Art & Craft, Itami Japan
Tatort -Tatwort- / Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen Holland
Jahresausstellung -Aufgebockt- / Sitzungssaal Akademie, Munich Germany
10th You / Harper’s mill, Kofu Japan
2004 Gold for Robert Smit -Metallic Yellow- / Stedelijk Museum CS, Amsterdam Netherland
Tatort -VIP- / Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen Holland
10 - Jewelry exhibition / Gallery Ac, Tokyo Japan
2003 contemporary jewelry exhibition / Gallery Wada, Tokyo Japan
2002 contemporary jewelry exhibition / Gallery Wada, Tokyo Japan
Sapporo Arts & Design / Gallery Ac, Tokyo Japan
2001 8 future jewelers / Gallery Arai Atelier, Tokyo Japan
Sapporo Arts & Design / Gallery Ac, Tokyo Japan
2000 5th You -ripple- / Harper’s mill, Kofu Japan
Sapporo Arts & Design / Gallery Ac, Tokyo Japan
10 - Jewelry exhibition / Gallery Ac, Tokyo Japan
Japan jewelry art competition / Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo Japan
1999 10 - Jewelry exhibition / Gallery Ac, Tokyo Japan
jewelry exhibition by 5 assistants / Gallery Yu, Tokyo Japan