CARLOS RUNCIE-TANAKA (born Lima, 1958) A one-time philosophy major at the Universidad Católica del Peru, Carlos Runcie-Tanaka chose instead to dedicate himself to the art of pottery making, undertaking studies in Brazil, Italy and Japan. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in Latin America, the United States, Japan and Italy, and
he has participated in group and other collective exhibitions in Peru and
abroad, representing his country in contemporary art exhibitions such as the
IV and V Havana Biennial (1991 and 1994), the 49th Venice Biennale (2001),
the 8th Cuenca Biennial, V Barro de America Biennial in Caracas and the 26th
Sao Paulo Biennial (2004). In the last few years Runcie-Tanaka has also
been invited to teach at prestigious American and Japanese universities as a
guest professor and artist-in-residence. Since 1978 he has run a pottery
studio in Lima, where, aside from his artwork, Runcie-Tanaka creates
functional pieces made from stoneware clays and local materials that are
fired in gas kilns reaching temperatures of 1,300ºC - 2,375ºF. |
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