Collection: NOE KUREMOTO
ARTIST STATEMENT
Noe makes everything by hand using simple tools. She’s known for playful sculptural works that take the form of ancient Japanese figurines. Her pieces mix child-like simplicity with contemporary sophistication, and incorporate her background in Fine Art and design with her cultural heritage. She shares the traditional Japanese view that spirits are everywhere, especially in nature – for Noe, the truth of our universe can be found in the wilderness. Her series, ‘Haniwa,’ invites the spirit of nature into people’s homes in the simplest forms possible. Haniwa were ancient clay figures buried with the dead during the Kofun period of Japan. The belief was that the Haniwa would protect souls in the afterlife. The artist reinterprets this idea to create figurative sculptures that can protect our souls in this world, while we are living, in the hope that we can live as truthfully as we can.
Noe was born in Osaka Japan, and graduated in Fine Art with First Class Honours from Central Saint Martins College of Art in London. She works and lives in London with her family, including sausage dog Lassie. She is currently building her EU studio in the lake district of Lithuania in the middle of a forest.
Exhibitions 2023
London, UK
The Artisan Collab | 45 Park Lane gallery | Curated by Giovanna Ticciati
Paris, France
La Galerie VOLUME | Curated by Rémi Bracquemond
Lithuania
Public sculptural park | Commissioned by EU art council
Brussels, Belgium
“What’s for dinner?” | OBJECTS WITH NARRATIVES gallery | Curated by Robbe Vandewyngaerde
Exhibitions 2022
London, UK
‘CLUSTER CONTEMPORARY’ curated by Ema Marinova
‘The Pavillions’ curated by Gallery MAH
Brussels, Belgium
‘Collective Fair’ curated by Volume Ceramic Paris
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm Art Week: ‘Conversation’ curated by Gallery The Ode To
Exhibitions 2021
London, UK
‘An Act of Making’ curated by Gallery MAH
Project 43 curated by Atelier LK
‘Where Things Land Down’ curated by Fels World
Milan, Italy
Milan Design Week 2021 ‘1000 Vases’ curated by Francesco Pirello
Paris, France
‘The Beauty of Gesture, Today’s Japanese Creation’ curated by Amelie Maison d’Art
Stockholm, Sweden
Group Female Show curated by Gallery The Ode To
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