Jun Kaneko

(Japanese, born 1942)

Jun Kaneko is a Japanese-born American ceramic artist best known for his large-scale sculptures. Sometimes weighing up to 100 pounds, his works resemble prehistoric monoliths onto which he paints elaborate, colorful, abstract designs. Born in 1942 in Nagoya, Japan, he came to the United States to study at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and later at the University of California at Berkeley. There, Kaneko studied with Peter Voulkos, Paul Soldner, and Jerry Rothman during a period known to be the contemporary continuation of the 1950s California Clay Movement. The artist has worked in experimental studios in the Netherlands, Japan, and the United States, and has produced large-scale, hand-built sculptures in industrial and civic settings for the cities of Philadelphia, Omaha, Boston, and Kansas City, among others. Kaneko has continued to expand his oeuvre, designing whimsical sets and costumes for contemporary productions of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly (2006), Beethoven’s Fidelio (2008), and Mozart’s The Magic Flute (2012). His works are in the collections of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, the De Young Museum in San Francisco, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. The artist lives and works in Omaha, NE, where in 1998, Kaneko and his wife formed KANEKO, a nonprofit cultural organization functioning as a community arts space.

Jun Kaneko Artworks

Jun Kaneko (226 results)
Fat, 1984

Jun Kaneko

Fat, 1984

Sale Date: October 24, 2012

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Large bowl, 1965

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Large bowl, 1965

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Form, 1967

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Form, 1967

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Vase, 1965

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Vase, 1965

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Goblets (3 works), 1967–1968

Jun Kaneko

Goblets (3 works), 1967–1968

Sale Date: October 7, 2012

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Blue/Gray Dango, 1993

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Blue/Gray Dango, 1993

Sale Date: September 25, 2012

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Bronze plate/Black Semi Circle, 1982

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Bronze plate/Black Semi Circle, 1982

Sale Date: September 25, 2012

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Black/Blue Chevron Plate, 1992

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Black/Blue Chevron Plate, 1992

Sale Date: September 25, 2012

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Arabia platter, 1987

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Arabia platter, 1987

Sale Date: June 16, 2012

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Charger, 1991

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Charger, 1991

Sale Date: June 16, 2012

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Oval platter, 1987

Jun Kaneko

Oval platter, 1987

Sale Date: November 5, 2011

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Plate with colored dots, 1991

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Plate with colored dots, 1991

Sale Date: November 5, 2011

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Plate with color circles, 1991

Jun Kaneko

Plate with color circles, 1991

Sale Date: June 4, 2011

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Dango series, 1990–1999

Jun Kaneko

Dango series, 1990–1999

Sale Date: June 11, 2011

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Striped rock

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Striped rock

Sale Date: May 15, 2011

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Dango, 2003

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Dango, 2003

Sale Date: April 18, 2011

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Vessel, 1987

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Vessel, 1987

Sale Date: February 7, 2011

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Dango

Jun Kaneko

Dango

Sale Date: October 2, 2010

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Large platter, 1988

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Large platter, 1988

Sale Date: October 5, 2010

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Dango, 1999

Jun Kaneko

Dango, 1999

Sale Date: June 15, 2010

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Large platter, 1988

Jun Kaneko

Large platter, 1988

Sale Date: April 20, 2010

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Untitled, 1987

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Untitled, 1987

Sale Date: December 6, 2009

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Dango form, 1998

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Dango form, 1998

Sale Date: June 3, 2009

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Untitled, 1979

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Untitled, 1979

Sale Date: April 25, 2009

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