Yasuki Hiramatsu, the Famous Metal Smith

Yasuki Hiramatsu, the famous metal smith for jewelry was born in Osaka, Japan in 1926 and flowingly lives in capital of Japan, Japan. He obtained his graduation in 1952 from Tokyo National University of Fine humanities & Music. Having experienced military lifetime as a student soldier during World War II, Hiramatsu became aggressively sensitive to the challenges of life. Wishing to create something truly valuable to human life, he had foc utilisationd his efforts on producing crafts and jewelry that, through their use, gravel joy and felicity into everyday life.He had a prestigious calling as an educator and has been Professor Emeritus at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He has also been the Director of the Japan Jewelry Designers Association. He actively promoted interactions with other countries, which won him a lot of international recognition. In 1994, he became the first non-European winner of the award presented to an outstanding foreign artist in t he field of metal working by the German association for the forward motion of precious metal art.Hiramatsu hammered pieces of 23-karat gold into thin sheets, produced crinkles by turn up and bending and fashioned them into simple forms. Metals are generally considered heavy and hard, only he handled these materials like paper to create clearly defined forms that bring out unprecedented beauty and gentleness in the metal 1. Yasuki Hiramatsu is a pioneer of contemporary jewelry in Japan. He has explored and re-interpreted traditional metalwork skills in order to create modern art.Hiramatsu?s workings glow simplicity, purity and strength. Concentrating on textures, form and light, his pieces capture an inner beauty and transport that seem to come alive as light gently reflects crosswise the surface. His jewelries show not only the softness and warmth of the metal by using more gold and silver than regular jewelry alone also the shapes he creates. His innovative skills and capabi lities made him to be internationally acclaimed as a leading artist in postwar Japan, especially in the field of jewelry.Yasuki says that I consider the metals like living things when I use them. When I make a piece, I play, worry, struggle with it and encourage it. 2. passim Hiramatsu?s distinguished career, he has conducted some(prenominal) solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, workshops and lectures. His works are available in several public collections and he possesses several awards. He took part in several projects organized/funded by the culturebase. et first mate institutions too. His solo and group exhibitions used to showcase a series of his case jewelry work alongside various other items such as vases, paperweights and even crowns. Although his forms are simple, there is always an underlying sense of glamour. These exhibitions provided viewers with an opportunity to take a look back at Hiramatsus career that spans half a century 3.References 1 Hiramatsu Yasuki, Retriev ed April 28,2010 from http//www.quicklink.co.jp/jj/jj_03.html 2 The international artist database, (2003, May 26), Yasuki Hiramatsu, Retrieved April 28,2010 from http//www.culturebase.net/artist.php?628 3 Tokyo Artbeat Bilingual Art and Design Guide, Yasuki Hiramatsu Exhibition, Retrieved April 28,2010 from http//www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2008/A6E6.en 4 Preziosa Contemporary Jewellery, Retrieved April 28,2010 from http//www.preziosa.org/it/2009/artisti/yasuki-hiramatsu.html 5 Yasuki Hiramatsu Metal Works, Retrieved April 28,2010 from http//www.tortoiselife.com/trts/exhibitions/current/metal-works-by-yasuki-hiramats.html 6 Galerie Slavik, Yasuki Hiramatsu, Retrieved April 28,2010 from http//www.galerie-slavik.com/cgi-local/e_ishop/storeeng.pl?f=KUENSTLERc=Yasuki+Hiramatsut=suchedb=schmuck.txtstart=1dif=16 7 Yasuki Hiramatsu Jewelry The Essence of Form, Retrieved April 28,2010 from http//www.momat.go.jp/english/craft/YasukiHiramatsu/