Bowl Life #1

Porcelain paper clay bowl coloured in bulk with oxides. No glaze, no engobes. Handcrafted on a balloon. Single fired at 1260 Celsius (Cone 9), oxidation. Crafted in 2018.
Measures: h= 10 cm (3.9 in.) diameter=20 cm (7.9 in.) weight= 200 gr (7.16 oz.)
My work concerns fragility and lightness. It's a non-conceptual approach that investigates the chances of the material, led to its extreme consequences. In my porcelain bowls, I try to make the internal surface meet with the external one, cutting down the thickness of the bowl the most possible, in order to create something new and unique. The “Life” series talks about a joyful re-creation that alludes to the natural elements, in particular water and air. The light blue colors inside (very thin layers of paper clay colored in bulk with oxides) are mixed on a balloon and then covered with other layers in a darker blue. The external surface consists of brushwork that creates a scrub texture that ends with a touch of white paper clay. The extreme lightness of this work wants to remember the fragility and the extreme beauty of Creation as well.