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 VandenBerge, 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
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 VandenBerge, 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
| "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 |
| "Miller Park" 20" Diameter Terra Cotta Plate SOLD |
| 20" Plate - Terra Cotta |
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.
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.
