04 Oct Sayaka + Sayaka

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This October, Dai Ichi Arts is delighted to present a duo show Sayaka + Sayaka: contemporary
ceramics by Shingu and Oishi Sayaka featuring two women artists from Japan.

In this show, flora and fauna converge, giving rise to captivating contemporary
ceramics. The two women artists from Kansai expand the potential of surface, decoration, sculpture, and
function within their ceramic expression. Both artists, who share the same given name Sayaka and have
become fast friends, are excited to introduce their new series of works to you this October.

Shingu Sayaka’s work places a significant emphasis on the symbolism of flora and botanical forms,
allowing her to explore profound Japanese themes of mutability and ephemerality through both sculptural
and functional pieces. Her work showcases the intricate beauty of butterfly wings, feathers, petals, leaves
and more. In this show, she introduces a new series of “Lotus” pieces, sculpting the iconic lotus flower
and its leaves into sensitive and daring ceramic sculptures that remind us of nature’s fragility.

Oishi Sayaka crafts fantastical compilations of fauna in her sculptural and functional creations. For this
show, she has created work that showcases an exquisite array of fauna, including eagles, turtles, coral
reefs, koi fish, deer, lions as well as her signature Apple forms that show an amalgam of her animated
motifs. Through her work, she explores metaphysical themes: nature, human identity, time, and mortality
converge through the mode of decoration.

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