NEW YORK—With an organic feeling and touch of informal elegance, the handcrafted ceramics of Emogayu were on show in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, last weekend.
Emogayu, whose real name is Yuri Fukuda, spent a year and a half working with an intensely hot firing kiln to create the one-of-a-kind works that range in price from $30 to $500.
The current show is entitled “Tension” and includes pieces that are reminiscent of prehistoric structures with vein-like patterns punctuating the surface. The pieces are perfect for holding plants or candles, though certainly their uniqueness lends itself to creative use as well.
Emogayu, whose real name is Yuri Fukuda, spent a year and a half working with an intensely hot firing kiln to create the one-of-a-kind works that range in price from $30 to $500.
The current show is entitled “Tension” and includes pieces that are reminiscent of prehistoric structures with vein-like patterns punctuating the surface. The pieces are perfect for holding plants or candles, though certainly their uniqueness lends itself to creative use as well.
The installation was a success, said Emogayu, a Japanese immigrant and lifelong artist with a background also in graphic design and textiles.
“People really react in a positive way to the work,” she said. “I feel so lucky to have such an eclectic mix of people stop by and tell me how inspired they are.”
The show was held in the backyard patio of Veronica People’s Club in Greenpoint. Visitors to this low-key bar and coffeehouse represented both the neighborhood’s local Polish community and its younger hipper contingent.
“People really react in a positive way to the work,” she said. “I feel so lucky to have such an eclectic mix of people stop by and tell me how inspired they are.”
The show was held in the backyard patio of Veronica People’s Club in Greenpoint. Visitors to this low-key bar and coffeehouse represented both the neighborhood’s local Polish community and its younger hipper contingent.
“Each day, the show was a little different, as we’ve had to work with the unpredictable weather. But I like that. It forces me to work with what was around me and not try to force an environment.”
Emogayu produces installations annually in New York and Tokyo. Her work can be seen and purchased year round at Cavin-Morris Gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan, or online at Merchant No. 4.
The show last weekend also collected toys, games, and stationary goods for Japanese people living in shelters following the massive earthquake that hit the Japanese coast on March 11.
“The people back home are always in my heart,” said Emogayu.
Emogayu produces installations annually in New York and Tokyo. Her work can be seen and purchased year round at Cavin-Morris Gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan, or online at Merchant No. 4.
The show last weekend also collected toys, games, and stationary goods for Japanese people living in shelters following the massive earthquake that hit the Japanese coast on March 11.
“The people back home are always in my heart,” said Emogayu.
