Installation view, Giving Form to Color: New Work by Sawada Hayato

Giving Form to Color: New Work by Sawada Hayato
Closing Friday, June 20, 2025
39 East 78th Street, Suite 401

These are the last days to experience this vibrant exhibition at Joan B Mirviss LTD before it closes on June 20! Giving Form to Color is the long-anticipated international solo debut for artist Sawada Hayato featuring exciting new works created exclusively for this show.

Sawada’s unique forms—which can be angular and multi-planar or rounded and curvilinear—are further highlighted by the application of boldly contrasting surface patterns, which are themselves richly textured.  Using traditional techniques like hand-building and his own “raw inlay” method, he creates layered, multi-fired works that come to live as three-dimensional abstract paintings.

In describing his approach to ceramic art, Sawada uses the language of classical music, another passion of his. Just as musicians bring centuries-old scores to life by infusing the music with their own contemporary sensibilities, Sawada creates ceramics that exude modernity while employing the ancient techniques of hand-building, slip glazing, and inlay.

Don’t miss the chance to experience these extraordinary works today!

To learn more and view the online catalog, click here.