#11 – Flatworks: Cup #2 (All Around You, 2024) by Mitsuru Koga

Description:
Even though Koga’s cups look manufactured, they are in fact created by hand with exacting precision. The works are somewhere in between 2D and 3D, mass production and craft. Koga’s two-dimensional cups are made from porcelain kitchen tiles. Each flatwork piece is signed with the artist’s signature and is displayed in a wooden frame and acrylic. Flatworks is an exploration of the ordinary things through an extra-ordinary eye. With great skill and mysterious methods, Mitsuru Koga shows us a colorful world in which we can marvel at tools and objects with renewed appreciation. Koga gives vibrancy to these still life objects found in his atelier by making them into two dimensional forms using the objects original materials.

History:
Based in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, Mitsuru Koga (b. 1980) has the ability to breathe life into seemingly mundane materials, transforming them into works of art. Koga’s artistic process reflects his commitment to exploring the delicate relationship between objects, nature, and humanity. You can learn more about our recent online studio visit with the artist .

Measurement:
12″ x 15.5″ x 1.5″

Materials:
Porcelain

Care Instructions:
Fragile piece. Please handle with care.