Artist
The series of works I am currently working on is based on a consideration of the materials and processes of pottery, and considers pottery as a "memory medium", observing second-hand clothing and everyday items, and trying to memorise the signs of their former owners and the traces of life of people living in the present day in the pottery.
Using the rich plasticity of clay, he observes the wrinkles of second-hand clothing and carves them into the soft clay. The soft clay hardens during the firing process and stubbornly retains the image it has been given, in other words, it has the property of "remembering". It is a sensation that my time is mixed with the existence of the people who would certainly have worn these clothes. The daily necessities represented by the pottery resonate with our own existence and become a memory medium for the human imagination, reflecting the absolute loneliness and sorrow of people living today as individuals.
Masami YAMAMOTO
1983 Born in Osaka, Japan. Raised in Kobe, Hyogo since the age of five.
2007 Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art, Department of Ceramic Art
2009 M.F.A. in Ceramics, National University of Fine Arts and Music, La Cambre, Belgium
2014 Completed the technical training course at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Craft Workshop
Since then, lives and works in Kanazawa
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Masami YAMAMOTO / Galerie de L'ô, Brussels
Awards and scholarships
2014 SICF15 Grand Prix
Public Collection
SPIRAL (Wacoal Art Center Co., Ltd.)
Gallery
Gallery OUT of PLACE is a contemporary art gallery which opened in the centre of Nara City in the spring of 2005 and regularly showcases artists from Japan and abroad.We aim to be a gallery where not only art professionals but also the general visitors can enjoy the exhibitions and at the same time purchase high quality works.
I lived in France from 1992 to 1999. During this time I travelled around Europe, North and Central America, Australia, Africa and Asia. I also spent a year in Paris in 2003, learning how to run an art gallery. While there, I got to know many people involved in the art world and became aware of two main issues.
The first is the question of how cultural globalisation can coexist with the unique attractions of each region. The other issue is the lack of progress in arts management in Japan compared to Europe and the US.
At Gallery OUT of PLACE, we focus on these two key issues in our management of the gallery. We hope to introduce up-and-coming artists and talented artists expressing deep philosophies and ideas, which will have a strong impact on the viewer's mind and bring about a rich experience.
For twelve years from January 2009 to April 2021, Gallery OUT of PLACE TOKIO was established in Hiroo (in 3331ArtsChiyoda from 2014) as a Tokyo branch to present the current state of contemporary art in the Tokyo metropolitan area. From May 2021, we closed our Tokyo branch and moved our base to Nara. As we continue to organise exhibitions and events, we hope that OUT of PLACE will be a place where different cultures and personalities can interact and fuse, and where new and universal expressions can be born.
The name of the gallery, OUT of PLACE, is derived from Edward Said's autobiography of the same name. We would like to emulate Said's idea that those who have no sense of belonging anywhere are the ones who can create new paths and new values.
Representative: Yoshinori Nomura
關於運費
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※Dear Art會考慮安全性和成本之間的平衡，基於（1）配送地址（2）藝術品的重量/體積重量以及藝術品的尺寸（3）藝術品材料等來進行運費計算。
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※如送貨地址在日本國內，我們會根據物流公司的情況決定使用混合裝載卡車或專用卡車，因此需要2到7個工作日才能提供準確的運費。
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※如送貨地址在日本以外，我們要向當地的物流公司詢問報價，因此需要2到14個工作日才能提供準確的運費。
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※由於每個物流公司的專業領域和價格範圍都不同，我們將從多家合作公司中選擇最適合您的運輸方式，並提供準確的報價。
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※Dear Art會為您購買的藝術品加入運輸保險。
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①當您對藝術品進行詢價時，Dear Art會通知您藝術品的價格和運費的估算價格。
此時的運費是基於配送地址和藝術品重量、尺寸而得出的估價，並不是準確的運費。 -
②在Dear Art通知您藝術品的價格和運費的估算價格後，您可以決定是否購買作品。當您表明購買的意願後， Dear Art會向物流公司進行準確詢價。
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③接下來Dear Art會通知您準確的運費，在得到您的最終同意後，我們會通知您進行支付。
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④如您需要附加服務如裝框，開箱，包裝材料回收等，相關費用需要另行計算。
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⑤在Dear Art確認您的支付後，您購買的作品會在最長14營業日以內發送。
如果因為裝框等原因需要延長發貨準備時間，我們會提前與您聯繫。
裝裱說明
Dear Art提供裝裱框的推薦服務。
裝裱框不僅能襯托出您的藝術作品，增強其裝飾性，還能對藝術品起到保護作用。
如果您想要在購買藝術品時同時進行裝錶，請從以下選項中指定“裝裱框樣本”和“裝裱方式”並聯繫我們，我們會通知您相應價格。
如果您想要選擇下列以外的裝裱框類型或方式，請將您的需求發給我們。
裝裱框樣本
木蘭木
白色塗裝
白色塗裝
帶木紋
木蘭木
棕色塗裝
棕色塗裝
帶木
噴漆
白色
白色
無光澤
幾乎無木紋
幾乎無木紋
噴漆
黑色
黑色
無光澤
幾乎無木紋
幾乎無木紋
赤楊
粗木原木
帶木紋
帶木紋
楓木
粗木原木
帶木紋
比赤楊木硬
帶木紋
比赤楊木硬
裝裱方式
樣本: A. 攝影作品
（有卡紙）
（有卡紙）
攝影/紙類作品
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A.攝影/紙類作品（有卡紙）
裝裱時會使用卡紙，裝裱框表面有一層壓克力板。 -
B.攝影/紙類作品（無卡紙）
裝裱時不使用卡紙，作品直接貼合背板。裝裱框表面有一層壓克力板。
樣本: D. 畫布
（無壓克力板）
（無壓克力板）
畫布/畫板作品
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C.畫布/畫板作品（壓克力板）
作品貼合卡紙，邊緣無留白。呈現一種作品懸浮於裝裱框之上的視覺效果。
裝裱框表面有一層壓克力板。
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D.畫布/畫板作品（無壓克力板）
作品貼合卡紙，邊緣無留白。呈現一種作品懸浮於裝裱框之上的視覺效果。
裝裱框表面沒有壓克力板。
請從“卡紙”選項中選擇卡紙種類
卡紙
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我們有4種卡紙供您挑選
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卡紙通過填充邊緣留白以強調藝術作品，同時可以提高裝裱框的使用壽命。卡紙尺寸可調節，您可以選擇任意標準規格的裝裱框。