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Photo Credit: Ed Watkins, 2007
Harumi Nakashima
Photo Credit: Ed Watkins, 2007
Photo Credit: Ed Watkins, 2007

Harumi Nakashima

Japan, b. 1950
Place of BirthGifu Prefecture, Japan
BiographyBorn in Japan in 1950, Harumi Nakashima studied at the Osaka Art College, where he switched from a design to a ceramics concentration. He has since gained notoriety for his free-form sculptures and his dot patterning. He also did a series similar to the Ecstatic Series, in which he did not employ his characteristic dots. Without the patterning, the dynamic bubbling shapes are nevertheless undulating and vibrant.