Glenn Takai
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Glenn Takai was born and raised in Sacramento, he graduated from Sacramento
High School and Sacramento City College were he earned an AA degree, he then
went on to earn a MA and BA from California State University, Sacramento, he
finished his education and earned an MFA at the University of California, Davis.
He has studied with Peter VandenBurge, Ruth Rippon and David Gilhooly. Glenn
has been making and exhibiting his ceramic art for many years both in the
Sacramento region, and nationally. Glenn’s work is included in the permanent
collections of the Oakland Museum and the Crocker Art Museum, also in many
private collections.
In Glenn’s early work he chose the lizard as his icon, to transcend his fascination
with the mythological art world. His influences are directly rooted in Ancient
Civilizations and the Renaissance. Glenn’s ceramic figures are a powerful
narrative. Each sculpture seems to be capturing an important moment in life,
perhaps to ponder it a little longer than is allowed.
The family has been the focus of Glenn’s most recent work, an autobiographical
narrative that follow the path of three generations of family; his great
grandfather the first immigrants, his dad and brother, and Glenn and his two
son’s, Judd and Tait. The figure is at the center of the work that interacts with
other figures and objects that include the landscapes with images of animals and
faces, and abstractions that may include complete narratives.
High School and Sacramento City College were he earned an AA degree, he then
went on to earn a MA and BA from California State University, Sacramento, he
finished his education and earned an MFA at the University of California, Davis.
He has studied with Peter VandenBurge, Ruth Rippon and David Gilhooly. Glenn
has been making and exhibiting his ceramic art for many years both in the
Sacramento region, and nationally. Glenn’s work is included in the permanent
collections of the Oakland Museum and the Crocker Art Museum, also in many
private collections.
In Glenn’s early work he chose the lizard as his icon, to transcend his fascination
with the mythological art world. His influences are directly rooted in Ancient
Civilizations and the Renaissance. Glenn’s ceramic figures are a powerful
narrative. Each sculpture seems to be capturing an important moment in life,
perhaps to ponder it a little longer than is allowed.
The family has been the focus of Glenn’s most recent work, an autobiographical
narrative that follow the path of three generations of family; his great
grandfather the first immigrants, his dad and brother, and Glenn and his two
son’s, Judd and Tait. The figure is at the center of the work that interacts with
other figures and objects that include the landscapes with images of animals and
faces, and abstractions that may include complete narratives.
| "Accidental Truth" Glenn Takai $5000 Larger than life sized sculpture |
| Panama Mosaic - made from vintage Panama Pottery shards and animals made from vintage molds. |
| "Follow Your Heart to Panama" ~ Mosaic by Glenn Takai $2000 |
| "Sitting Pretty" Ceramic Sculpture by Glenn Takai $3000 |
| "Return To Life" Glenn Takai $1,800 |