Joan Takayama-Ogawa: Ceramic Beacon
The Craft in America Center is pleased to present a thirty-year survey of the provocative, playful and intricate ceramic sculpture of Joan Takayama-Ogawa.
The Craft in America Center is pleased to present a thirty-year survey of the provocative, playful and intricate ceramic sculpture of Joan Takayama-Ogawa.
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(LEFT, FIG. 23)<br />
Hope for a Cure Cupcakes:<br />
The Pandemic of 2020,<br />
2020<br />
Glazed earthenware,<br />
plastic syringe pen<br />
(ABOVE, LEFT)<br />
Hope for a Cure Cupcakes:<br />
Healthcare Professionals,<br />
2020<br />
Glazed earthenware,<br />
plastic syringe pen<br />
(ABOVE, RIGHT)<br />
America’s Healthcare<br />
Professionals’ Cake<br />
2021–22<br />
Glazed earthenware,<br />
plastic syringe pen<br />
Taken as a whole, this thirty-year survey of <strong>Takayama</strong>-<br />
<strong>Ogawa</strong>’s ceramic practice demonstrates that the artist has fully<br />
engaged with clay’s materiality while pulling all the available<br />
levers to expand the presence of the objects: technical mastery<br />
of the medium is complemented by an infusion of meaningful content<br />
and contextualization completing the viewer’s visual experience.<br />
As a full-time professor at Otis and a consummate teacher,<br />
<strong>Takayama</strong>-<strong>Ogawa</strong> endeavors to influence her students through<br />
the ceramics she makes and exhibits. By creating powerful<br />
objects that communicate complex cultural experiences, promote<br />
sustainability, and support a more connected relationship with<br />
nature and humanity, <strong>Takayama</strong>-<strong>Ogawa</strong> is illuminating a path of<br />
responsible stewardship for the next generation of ceramic artists.
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