05/05/2026
Oishi Sayaka’s unfolding parades of surface and wonder 💭
The contemporary Kyoto-based ceramicist Oishi Sayaka creates richly detailed, maximalist ceramics that weave together fragments of the human body, plants, and animals, forming immersive, otherworldly landscapes. What first feels like a chaotic mix of life forms gradually reveals a deeply human vision unveiling a universal coexistence with nature through vessels and objet d’art.
Centering her practice on “decoration,” Oishi uses the codification of ornament and surface to express complex, often indescribable emotions—inviting a sense of wonder in every piece.
Oishi’s work is currently on view at the Phoenix Art Museum, as part of the traveling exhibition of women artists from Japan showcasing works from the celebrated collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz.
Her work will be shown in our upcoming exhibition, “Shaping Clay: Women artists in contemporary Japanese Ceramics,” opening on May 21.
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Images: Oishi Sayaka 大石 早矢香 (b. 1980)
ANIMA bowl (Lion), 2024, with signed wood box; glazed stoneware.
Sensitive apple, flower, 2024, withsigned certificate; glazed stoneware, glass (Apple stem).
Sensitive apple, on view at the Ackland Museum of Art, USA, 2024 (now on view at the Phoenix Art Museum, USA).
Kingfisher katakuchi (white), 2025, with signed wood box; glazed stoneware.
Rabbit guinomi, 2022, with signed wood box; glazed stoneware.
Owl (Barry), 2021, with signed wood box; glazed stoneware.
