Fields of Salento: Raku Vase
US$ 750
Overview
2020
Ceramic, Ceramic
Unique Work
Dimensions: 20cm (H) x 17cm (W) x 17cm (D) / 7.9" (H) x 6.7" (W) x 6.7" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
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Artist statement
Seeing the masses of dying and dead olive trees in Salento affected by the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria was so sad and moving I started to build a sculptural vessel series as a tribute there. An infection of a bacteria strain called Xylella fastidiosa restricts the flow of sap within the olive tree and chokes its extremities causing the dieback of the leaves, twigs and branches. There are millions of olive trees affected in the Salento region, Italy, it is an economic, ecological and cultural disaster.
The carved textures with the deep, true black of the rakufiring are… just right.
Not waterproof.
Artist profile
Ildikó Károlyi
Born: 1976
Hometown: Budapest
Based in: Budapest
I make ceramic objects. My creative process consists of constant, focused, yet in some aspects instinctive experimentation with materials, shapes and surfaces. My goal is to capture beauty. This process is an intuitive search for harmony, a quest for delight. Objects born in my hands are imprints of the inner …
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