Works by Ichyo Sawada
Ichiyo Sawada condenses in his work the heritage of Japanese culture, his country of origin, and, influenced by personal affections, the tradition of Sesto Fiorentino, an important ceramic center. All of this is supported by a refined ceramic technique that has developed over time.
In shaping her forms, Ichiyo, drawing from vascular memory, exercises a skillful plastic control of volumes. Clay slabs come together, swelling into light forms, sometimes globular, sometimes more square, rich in curves and tensions.
Lastly, the surface texture is engraved and traversed by rhythmic chromatic contrasts that follow the structural tension of the mass and evoke suggestions connecting the great Zen tradition to the most current languages of art and design