Kanazawa craft: use and expression
金澤工藝：使用與表現
Craft in Kanazawa ranges from objects for daily use to works that pair function with artistic expression.
01About
Kanazawa City treats craft as more than one category. Its craft plan sorts works broadly into three kinds: art craft, which seeks artistic expression while keeping function; industrial craft, made in quantity by craftspeople and sold to many users; and life craft, made in small numbers by individual makers for everyday use. Six crafts are nationally designated traditional crafts, including Kaga yuzen, Kutani ware, and Kanazawa gold leaf, and the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Craft Workshop trains makers in ceramics, lacquer, dyeing, metalwork, and glass. The Kanazawa Craft Council began in 1925 as a design research group and has continued to connect the inheritance of tradition with the development of craft. Confluence is organised jointly by MoNTUE and the Kanazawa Craft Council.
02In the gallery
Look for a decision made for use, then another made for appearance: do they support each other or pull apart?
Wall label terms in Chinese
- 美術工藝
- Art craft
- 產業工藝
- Industrial craft
- 生活工藝
- Life craft
03Notes
Kanazawa craft asks you to hold use, material, handwork, and form together.
Do you first imagine how you would use it, or how it was made?