Yasuki Hiramatsu

Yasuki Hiramatsu , the Famous Metal Smith

Yasuki Hiramatsu , the famous metal smith for jewelry was born in Osaka Japan in 1926 and currently lives in Tokyo , Japan . He obtained his graduation in 1952 from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts Music Having experienced military life as a student soldier during World War II , Hiramatsu became acutely sensitive to the challenges of life Wishing to create something truly valuable to human life , he had focused his efforts on producing crafts and jewelry that , through their use bring joy and happiness into everyday life

. He had a prestigious career as an educator and has been Professor Emeritus at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music . He has also been the Director of the Japan Jewelry Designers Association . He actively promoted interactions with other countries , which won him a lot of international recognition In 1994 , he became the first non-European winner of the award presented to an outstanding foreign artist in the field of metal working by the German association for the promotion of precious metal art . Hiramatsu hammered pieces of 23-karat gold into thin sheets , produced crinkles by folding and bending and fashioned them into simple forms . Metals are generally considered heavy and hard , but he handled these materials like to create clearly defined forms that bring out unprecedented beauty and gentleness in the metal [1]

Yasuki Hiramatsu is a pioneer of contemporary jewelry in Japan . He has explored and re-interpreted traditional metalworking skills in to create modern...