Overview
2020
Ceramics, clay, minerals
Unique Work
Dimensions: 9.7cm (H) x 15.4cm (W) / 3.8" (H) x 6.1" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
Artist Statement
This piece is a bowl inspired by the bronzes of the Zhou dynasty. I made it with a clay that I collect directly in the mountain. I work on the general form by sculpted it as a sculpture. The days after I excave the inside of the bowl in two or three times to obtain the thickness I want. After I fire the piece at 900°C. Then I glaze the pots with many different minerals that I collect in the mountains and crush it by hand. Finally I fire the bowl a second time at 1280°C. The aim is to work with the same really old and traditional materials who was used by chineses potters a long time ago but in a contemporary way: as archaïc than the Zhou pieces, really close to the nature through its forms and matters.
The bowl is inspired by a traditional technique of making the chawan for the japanese teaceremony. It's the way I work on my teabowl (shape, balance, weight, size...).
The bowl is foodsafe, every materials are collected in the forest by hand.
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Artist Profile
Born: 1987
Hometown: Rocles
Based in: Rocles 07110
I'm working philosophy (Deleuze, Derrida, Nietzsche and some others), photography, music and ceramic. I try to go deeper into myself to give my best to the world.
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