Keiko Fukazawa (born 1955 in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is an Issei (first generation) Japanese ceramicist active in the United States. She is known for her whimsical yet poignant sculptures that often incorporate traditional Asian motifs, while also addressing cultural and social issues. Fukazawa's later work incorporates graffiti-like styles that reference violence and modern issues such as globalization, consumerism, and capitalism. Her "functional, though impractical...interpretations of traditional forms serve as a personal vehicle of expression to integrate her heritage with her American environment." She states, "I want to share something as an immigrant artist." After moving to the United States to escape the limited opportunities for women artists in Japan, she studied at
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| - Keiko Fukazawa (born 1955 in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is an Issei (first generation) Japanese ceramicist active in the United States. She is known for her whimsical yet poignant sculptures that often incorporate traditional Asian motifs, while also addressing cultural and social issues. Fukazawa's later work incorporates graffiti-like styles that reference violence and modern issues such as globalization, consumerism, and capitalism. Her "functional, though impractical...interpretations of traditional forms serve as a personal vehicle of expression to integrate her heritage with her American environment." She states, "I want to share something as an immigrant artist." After moving to the United States to escape the limited opportunities for women artists in Japan, she studied at (en)
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| - Musashino Art University, Sotoen Studio of Shigaraki Ware, Otis College of Art and Design (en)
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| - Keiko Fukazawa (born 1955 in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan) is an Issei (first generation) Japanese ceramicist active in the United States. She is known for her whimsical yet poignant sculptures that often incorporate traditional Asian motifs, while also addressing cultural and social issues. Fukazawa's later work incorporates graffiti-like styles that reference violence and modern issues such as globalization, consumerism, and capitalism. Her "functional, though impractical...interpretations of traditional forms serve as a personal vehicle of expression to integrate her heritage with her American environment." She states, "I want to share something as an immigrant artist." After moving to the United States to escape the limited opportunities for women artists in Japan, she studied at Otis College of Art and Design and Parsons School of Art. (en)
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