Suzuki Taku
2009
Kurosabi, black rust 1
44.5 x W44.5 x H42.5 cm

In 2005 at the age of 28, only five years from graduating from the prestigious Waseda University in architecture, and only one year after graduating from the Tajimi Institute of Ceramic Design, Suzuki won the Excellence Award at the renowned ceramic museum Musée Tomo in Tokyo, as well as the equivalent at the equally well-regarded Asahi Contemporary Craft Exhibition. Only four years later, after several other awards, this young artist took out the Grand Prize at the Annual Paramita Museum ceramic awards.

The influence of Suzuki’s work in architecture is apparent in the bold and dynamic shapes of his ceramic sculptures. They challenge the expected in ceramic art and suggest the monumental in their soaring angles and planes. The world of metal and construction is further referenced in his striking glazes, black rust, iron and manganese. He applies metal filings directly to the clay body and these fuse together in the firing to create a shimmering metallic finish that dazzles.