CARLOS RUNCIE TANAKA (Lima , 1958) A once time Philosophy major at Universidad Católica del Peru, he chose to dedicate himself to the art of pottery making, undergoing studies in Brazil , Italy and Japan . 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 8 th Cuenca Biennial, V Barro de America Biennial in Caracas and the 26th Sao Paulo Biennial (2004). He has held solo exhibitions in Latin America, the United States , Japan and Italy . In the last few years he has taught in prestigious American and Japanese Universities as a guest Professor. Since 1978 he runs a pottery workshop where he creates utilitarian and functional pieces made from of stoneware clays and local materials, fired in gas kilns ( 1,300ºC – 2,375ºF ). |
|
|||||||
|
||||||||
