{"id":14032,"date":"2023-10-06T12:13:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=14032"},"modified":"2023-10-06T12:13:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:13:40","slug":"ruiji-aiba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/ruiji-aiba\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruiji Aiba"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6067\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14032-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/RuijiAiba.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/RuijiAiba.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/RuijiAiba.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><div class=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_14059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14059\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90.jpg?resize=205%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90-scaled.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1123&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90-scaled.jpg?resize=1051%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1051w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90-scaled.jpg?resize=1401%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1561&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2807&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Aiba-Riji-%E7%9B%B8%E5%A0%B4%E3%82%8B%E3%81%84%E5%85%90-scaled.jpg?w=1751&amp;ssl=1 1751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aiba Riji \u76f8\u5834\u308b\u3044\u5150<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Based in Seto City, the epicenter of Japanese ceramic making since 10th century, Ruiji Aiba (b. 1964 in Fukuoka) creates ceramic sculptures and \u201cnetsuke.\u201d They are often figures of children, innocently unclothed and at play with frogs, goldfishes, octopuses. Inspired by traditional dolls, fairy tales, classic movies and manga, Aiba emphasizes the ominosity aspect of dolls. The artists describes they are \u201cneither human nor objects. Dolls are transcendental existence.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Aiba\u2019s recent exhibitions were presented at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seizan-gallery.com\/exhibit-dancing-with-an-octopus\">SEIZAN Gallery<\/a> (New York and Tokyo), Tsuboya Gallery (Kyoto), Gallery Kenbishi (Aichi), Ginza Mitsukoshi (Tokyo).\u00a0The artist\u2019s first solo exhibition in the US \u201cDancing With An Octopus\u201d is on view at SEIZAN Gallery New York through October 21st.<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14060\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14060 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1.jpg?resize=696%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?resize=867%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C907&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1301%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1301w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1734%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1734w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C822&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1261&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2267&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/9-1-scaled.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruiji Aiba, Octopus And Child, 2023, Ceramic, 8.3 x 8.3 x 5.7 inches (21 x 21 x 14.5 cm) Photo by Kenichi Hashimoto \/ Courtesy of SEIZAN Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14061\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14061 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1.jpg?resize=696%2C589&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C867&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C254&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C650&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1301&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1734&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C589&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C904&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1626&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20-1-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruiji Aiba Octopus And Child, 2023 Ceramic 8.3 x 8.3 x 5.7 inches (21 x 21 x 14.5 cm) Photo by Kenichi Hashimoto \/ Courtesy of SEIZAN Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14062\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14062 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-1.jpg?resize=696%2C713&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-1.jpg?resize=999%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-1.jpg?resize=293%2C300&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-1.jpg?resize=768%2C787&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-1.jpg?resize=696%2C714&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-1.jpg?resize=1068%2C1095&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6-1.jpg?w=1300&amp;ssl=1 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruiji Aiba Two Innocent Boys: Death Comes Equally, 2023 Ceramic Set of 2:\u00a0 11 x 3.9 x 3.5 inches (28 x 10 x 9 cm) 10.6 x 3.9 x 3.5 inches (27 x 10 x 9 cm) Photo by Kenichi Hashimoto \/ Courtesy of SEIZAN Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/RuijiAiba.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing list Based in Seto City, the epicenter of Japanese ceramic making since 10th century, Ruiji Aiba (b. 1964 in Fukuoka) creates ceramic sculptures and \u201cnetsuke.\u201d They are often figures of children, innocently unclothed and at play with frogs, goldfishes, octopuses. 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