Takayuki Sakiyama
This exhibition presents a new body of ceramic works by Takayuki Sakiyama, whose sculptural vessels and forms emerge from a sustained dialogue between movement, material, and time. Working with clay through an intuitive and physically demanding process, Sakiyama creates dynamic surfaces marked by sweeping ridges, folds, and spiraling rhythms that evoke natural forces—wind, water, geological pressure, and growth.
Neither purely functional nor entirely abstract, these works occupy a space between vessel and sculpture. Their flowing contours and tactile textures reveal the artist’s deep engagement with the transformative potential of clay, while the subtle variations of firing and glaze underscore the material’s inherent unpredictability.
The new works continue Sakiyama’s exploration of form as a living process, inviting viewers to experience ceramics not as static objects but as traces of energy captured in motion. Through their balance of power and delicacy, these sculptures embody a profound connection between human gesture and the rhythms of the natural world.
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Rue de Praetere 7, 1050 Bruxelles
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Pierre Marie Giraud specializes in unique and limited-edition pieces by international artists working in ceramics, glass and silver.
Founded in Brussels in 2005, the gallery represents an exceptional group of over thirty emerging, mid-career and established artists from Europe, North America, Japan and Africa, and regularly showcases their work in both solo and thematic exhibitions.
The minimalist and light-filled interiors of the gallery, which is housed in an elegant nineteenth-century townhouse, reflect Giraud’s considered approach towards the presentation and appreciation of contemporary applied art. At the same time, the spaces are domestic in scale, which reinforces the link between art and everyday life. The gallery is known for exhibiting only the very best and most original makers, and work that embodies conceptual, technical and aesthetic innovation.
Pierre Marie Giraud is internationally recognized for his unparalleled expertise in ceramics. He regularly advises European and American museums on collection acquisitions and curatorial issues, and collaborates with a number of institutions on the promotion of contemporary ceramics.
The gallery participates in fairs such as Design Basel and Design Miami, and is also noted for producing monographic publications on the artists featured in the exhibition program.