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Masayoshi Oya
About the property: With this extraordinary work of art titled “Stugan II”—Swedish for “little cottage”—by Masayoshi Oya, it isn’t until the second or third glance that it becomes clear it can also be used as a vase. The fascinating interplay of glass and stoneware, pattern and form, as well as glossy and matte surfaces, is sure to catch everyone’s eye. The individual elements can be arranged flexibly and recombined in endless ways, allowing for unlimited creativity in decorating. This handcrafted piece combines a functional object with a work of art.
Manufacturing process: Masayoshi Oya’s working method combines traditional Japanese craftsmanship with a free and experimental approach. The body of this object, called “Stugan,” was crafted by Masayoshi using the slab technique with clay. The high-quality glass elements were created in collaboration with artists from Kosta Boda, Sweden.
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Masayoshi Oya’s colorful cups, plates, and vases combine traditional Japanese craftsmanship with the Scandinavian aesthetic of color and form. These one-of-a-kind pieces, with their extraordinary finishes, blend functionality and artistic expression, inviting you to rediscover beauty in everyday life .
About the Artist: Masayoshi Oya was born in Japan in 1979 and now lives and works in Gothenburg. His ceramics combine Japanese craft traditions with experimental influences from his adopted home of Sweden. This results in a distinctive, colorful visual language that combines traditional forms with graphic patterns and playful glazes. His work is a fusion of precision and spontaneity. Oya finds inspiration in nature, in traditions, in the unusual, and in the encounter between Japan and Sweden. His ceramics demonstrate how the interplay of different cultures can give rise to a personal and contemporary design language. He runs the Oyama ceramics studio in Gothenburg.
His relationship with ceramics began during his school years in Japan. In a ceramics class, Masayoshi Oya discovered his immediate connection to the material and quickly knew that he wanted to work with it. After studying ceramics at the Aichi Prefectural Seto College in Tokyo, he moved to Sweden in 2007 and studied ceramics at Capellagården on Öland, later earning his master’s degree in applied arts at HDK-Valand in Gothenburg. The transition between the two cultures opened up a new approach to his own artistic expression. To this day, this connection continues to shape his work. His works have been exhibited at venues including the Gothenburg Museum of Art, the Design Museum Helsinki, Wanås Konst, the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo, the Röhsska Museum, and the Art Museum in Tønder. Recently, a work by Masayoshi was also added to the collection of the Swedish National Museum.
