Miyaoka Takami creates unique three-dimensional ceramic works that fuse character-based aesthetics found in contemporary manga and anime with the techniques of pottery. By combining traditional clay with a visual language born of modern pop culture, he brings into being entities imbued with a new sense of vitality.
Yuzo (pierrot)
2026
Ceramic
25 x 15 x 9.5 cm
Guzo (doguZ)
2026
Ceramic
28.5 x 14 x 12 cm
Guzo (son silver)
2026
Ceramic
26.5 x 14.5 x 12 cm
Yuzo (hobit)
2026
Ceramic
22.2 x 16.5 x 11.5 cm
Miyaoka Takami
Born in Saitama Prefecture in 1980, and after graduating from the Department of International Economics at Toyo University’s Faculty of Economics in 2004 and the Forming Course at the Kyoto Prefectural Institute of Ceramics Technology in 2006, he completed a training program with the Ceramics Team at the Kyoto Small and Medium Business Industry Center in 2007. Now, based in Saitama since 2008, Miyaoka creates pottery by employing techniques tailored to the specific qualities of the materials and exploring diverse approaches to form.
Since ancient times, we have found divinity in all things—revering them as the Yaoyorozu (myriad gods) and giving them tangible form. That spirit lives on, passing down through the ages to appear in modern digital spaces, street culture, and the countless characters constantly being created today. The way we consume endless imagery—sometimes even devoting ourselves with the fervor of religious zeal to the figures we adore as oshi (idols)—may well be a direct continuation of that ancient mindset. What I create are modern idols—a fusion, both peculiar and endearing, arising of both the age-old traditions and the contemporary character culture we so cherish. I believe this body of work represents my own personal Yaoyorozu.
Miyaoka Takami