Takayuki Sakiyama
ceramic
42.5 x 72.5 x 63.5 cm
16.73 x 28.54 x 25 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 7589
ceramic
54 x 50 x 51 cm
21.26 x 19.69 x 20.08 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 7591
ceramic
33.5 x 48 x 42.5 cm
13.19 x 18.9 x 16.73 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 7587
ceramic
45.5 x 50.5 x 47 cm
17.91 x 19.88 x 18.5 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 7588
ceramic
44 x 59 x 57 cm
17.32 x 23.23 x 22.44 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 7585
ceramic
31.5 x 46 x 40 cm
12.4 x 18.11 x 15.75 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 7593
ceramic
30 x 53 x 46 cm
11.81 x 20.87 x 18.11 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 7592
ceramic
46 x 43 x 41 cm
18.11 x 16.93 x 16.14 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 7590
ceramic
37 x 49.5 x 49.5 cm
14.57 x 19.49 x 19.49 in
Enquiries about work INV Nbr. 7586
Japanese, born in 1958 in Shimoda
Lives and works in Japan
After graduating from the University of Osaka, Takayuki Sakiyama settled his ceramic workshop amongst the scenic mountains and shorelines of the Izu Peninsula.
Sakiyama sculpts his clays in curvaceous shapes onto which he carves a fine plissé. Over the years the artist has defined and refined his signature features: sculptural vessels in which the interior and exterior join seamlessly, covered with a uniquely textured sand glaze. The movement imprinted in these works comes from Sakiyama’s fascination for the tide and waves as well as the natural curves and undulations of the sea.
His pieces, seemingly shaped by a rough encounter of wind and sand, evoke both the destructive power of a storm and the peacefulness of a Japanese raked garden.