Mike Sasaki

"The sculptural work encompasses my passions for form, drawing and metaphysical study."

A passion for drawing as a child lead to making art a focus of my formal education. After graduating from the Design program (where I regularly incorporated hand-drawn material into my projects), I lived in Tokyo where the immersion in traditional Japanese culture began to deeply inspire my artwork. Studying martial arts strengthened my interest in metaphysics and spiritual awakening, which have become a primary theme in my current work.

In my search for a hands-on approach to life and work, sculpting in wood came like an epiphany. The artwork is a consummation of my passions for drawing, form and metaphysical pursuits.

I am currently living and working in Metro Vancouver.

The Honours Program in Design at York University / Sheridan College in Toronto allowed students the freedom to develop completely self-directed concepts, providing a testing ground for limitless creativity. Since completing the program in 2005 I have been researching independently into topics such as: perception and reality; psychological conditioning, memory and time; and patterns of thought. I am keenly interested in human energetic, perceptive, ontological and neurological potential, and continue to gain inspiration through sources related to these topics, such as: yogic philosophy, vedanta, metaphysics, and the works of J. Krishnamurti.

Permanent Display:

Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection - Superyacht Evrima - 2022, 4th floor, Spain

Infinity House - Boca Raton, Florida, USA - 2019, Architects: The Up Studio

Suncadia Resort - Washington, USA - 2024, three Western Red Cedar sculptures in the lobby, Heliotrope Architects


Exhibits:

Arta Gallery, Distillery District, Toronto (2026)

IKIGAI at Ki Gallery, Cully, Switzerland (summer-fall 2025), and permanent collection

Renewal at Melt Studios, Picton, Ontario (May-June 2025)

Nikkei National Museum - Burnaby, BC, Canada
2021 - Lobby Display

CCBC Shop & Gallery - Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada - 2019

YVR Art Program (Vancouver International Airport) - 2019

Dalbergia Fine Wood & Objects - Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017, 2018 (Dancing with the Unmanifest)