“My work is inspired by the universal experience shared among all individuals through facial expression and simple body language, which I convey between the ceramic figures I create. I enjoy touching clay and I have found a way to communicate through ceramics, using gestures, patterns, and textures which create rhythm that brings the figures to life. Through my work I ask people to stop moving and enjoy the moments they are experiencing with their surroundings. I ultimately want people to think about "the moment not the movement of time".  It is my hope that strangers can come together to experience a commonality, slowing down enough to share the emotional interaction with my figurative sculpture staged in a communal space.”

To see more of Kensuke's artwork visit www.yamadakensuke.com.