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Kenjiro Kitade Art

Japanese, b. 1977
Kenjiro Kitade was born in Tokyo, Japan in February 1977. At the age of 13 he and his family emigrated to the United States. In 1995 he enrolled at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education, majoring in Fine Art and also completed a master’s program there, concentrating in ceramic sculpture. Career highlights include the bronze at the World Ceramic Exposition in South Korea in 2005, and later showing at the highly selective SOFA show (Sculpture Objects and Functional Art) in Chicago, Miami and New York. Living and working in New York City, he participates in numerous art fairs and exhibitions, working with several galleries nationally and internationally.
(Biography provided by Ivy Brown)
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Ceramic Foo Dogs: 'Guardian Dogs'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, believed to ward off Evil Spirit’s. They look Angry, but not at You. They are Protecting you from Bad Spirits! The m...
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2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Clay, Glaze, Underglaze

Large Ceramic Foo Dogs: 'Faceless Guardian Dogs'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Guardian dogs (Koma-Inu in Japanese) Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, believed to ward off Evil Spirits. They are Protecting you from Bad Spirits! Th...
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2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze, Clay

Large Ceramic Hanging Sculpture: Under Control'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
From natural cold earth to gleaming high-fire surfaces, clay is the ancient anatomic medium. It is the medium in which time stands still, ideas are frozen, and yet a civilization is ...
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2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Ceramic, Slip, Glaze

Functional Series, Ceramic Baseball Bat: ‘Kanabo’
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
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2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, Clay

Ceramic Chain: Functional Series: ' More Than Enough'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Ceramic, Slip, Clay

Ceramic hanging sculpture: 'Hang III'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Kitade’s search for the universal common ground in life, even in conflict. ‘Conflict is part of human nature, there is always a Side A and Side B in life and in this show it is the s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Wire

Ceramic Sculpture of elephant: 'Samantabhadra' (Sanskirt for Universal Worthy)
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
'Samantabhadra', Sanskrit for ‘Universal Worthy'. This recent work by Kenjiro Kitade emphasizes his awareness of the plight of elephants and their endangerment. Sitting on top is a b...
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2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

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Gold Leaf

Dove
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Glaze, Clay

Wringing
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Glaze, Clay

Ceramic Standing Sculpture: 'Candy'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Hang #1
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Metal

Ceramic Figure: 'Raise'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
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2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Porcelain, Clay

Mud Series B
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
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2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Terracotta

Skull of Emotion
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
For this edition Kitade wants to bring awareness and understanding onto the table and into the viewer’s hearts and minds. Kitade urges us to ask: What are the effects of the atomic b...
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2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

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Glaze, Earthenware, Clay

Danger Truck
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade's artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
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2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Glaze, Ceramic, Clay

Mud Series C
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
The main theme of Kitade’s artwork is focused on questioning. The sources of the ideas are picked up from his own life experiences, starting from personal experiences and expanding ...
Category

Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Terracotta, Earthenware

Set of Large Ceramic Dogs: 'Guardian Dogs, Cambodia 2'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, believed to ward off Evil Spirits.
They look Angry, but not at You.
They are Protecting you from Bad Spirits! The ma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Glaze, Ceramic, Clay, Slip

Set of Large Ceramic Dogs: 'Guardian Dogs Cambodia 1'
By Kenjiro Kitade
Located in New York, NY
Guardians of temples or shrines placed on each side of entrance, believed to ward off Evil Spirits.
They look Angry, but not at You.
They are Protecting you from Bad Spirits! The ma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Kenjiro Kitade Art

Materials

Clay, Slip, Glaze, Ceramic

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