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Sakiyama Takayuki: Tidal Forms

Sakiyama Takayuki (b. 1958) continues to expound on his series: Cht

- Listening to the Waves. Focusing now on the power of the ocean, the
artist created these highly sculptural ceramic works to evoke the
sublime nature of the waves and currents.

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Sakiyama continues to mine the rugged coastline and beaches of his

home on the Izu Peninsula for inspiration. The surfaces of his
strikingly unique centrifugal forms give the appearance of having been
made from sand. A special glaze that he developed highlights the
intricate designs, which the artist achieves by carving the clay. Moving
and receding across the surface, the texture also echoes raked Zen
Gardens. These substantial double-walled vessels maintain true to
their functional origins while conveying a highly sculptural quality.

Sakiyamas place is firmly established in the canon of modern

Japanese ceramics. Several of the artists vessels were recently
featured in publications and exhibitions at major U.S. museums
including: Through the Seasons: Japanese Art in Nature, Stone Hill
Center, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA;
Fired Earth, Woven Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and
Bamboo Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and The Betsy and Robert
Feinberg Collection: Japanese Ceramics for the Twenty-first Century,
Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Additionally, the artists work can currently be seen in Evolution of

Chinese Ceramics and Their Global Influence, a rotating installation on
the Great Hall Balcony of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Fukumoto Fuku: Lunar Forms

A leading participant in the second generation of female ceramists to

change the landscape of contemporary Japanese clay, Fukumoto Fuku
(b. 1973) draws inspiration from the heavens: the moon, sun, and stars,
and has achieved great recognition for her ethereal porcelain
sculpture.

Thinly walled, each wheel-thrown form is delicately positioned within

another slightly larger vessel and fixed into position during the final
firing by the melded glaze. Renowned for her throwing ability,
Fukumoto is able to create forms that appear fragile and light that are
in fact, though thinly walled, both strong and vibrant. The soft radiant
white of the unglazed porcelain is highlighted by brightly colored,
shiny glazes in varying tones of blue ranging from teal to powder blue
that cover one surface of each of the stacked elements.

Fukumoto uses the medium as her guide through the artistic process.
Her forms arise from a reaction to the behavior of the clay during the
throwing process. She stresses how this aspect of improvisation is the
cornerstone of her methodology:

While working, I am keen to let my eyes find new discoveries, which turn the
process itself into an adventure of ongoing experimentation.The image is
born from within the process with every turn of the wheel, and I must
always react and remain attentive to the clays shape and its changing
condition. The form and image arise gradually, from one step of the process
to another, and give birth to new creation.

Born into a family of textile artists, Fukumoto received her MFA from
Kyoto City University of Arts, where she studied under celebrated
ceramic sculptor Akiyama Y. Her works were featured in the seminal
exhibition Soaring Voices-Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic
Artists, which traveled extensively to museums both in the U.S. and
abroad from 2007-2012. Currently, her work is on display in Evolution
of Chinese Ceramics and Their Influence at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art. In addition to being actively sought after by private collectors,
her works have also been acquired by American museums.

Gallery hours: Monday to Friday, 11 am - 6 pm or by appointment.

CONTACT
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Tel. 212-799-4021

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Above:
(first image) Sakiyama Takayuki, Cht; Listening to the Waves, 2013,
Stoneware with sand glaze, 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 18 5/8 in. Photo by Richard
Goodbody.
(second image) Fukumoto Fuku, Tsukikage; Moonlight, 2013, Blue and teal
glazed porcelain, 15 x 21 5/8 x 21 5/8 in. Photo by Richard Goodbody.

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