I have been looking at a lot of collages that combine flowers/floral patterns with other elements - primarily elements that contrast the flowers. The work of Rocio Montoya is heavily influential in my ceramic collages. Her work takes black and white photographs and juxtaposes them with cut-out floral elements that give the photographs new context.
I have always been enamored by geometry - even as a child. I have been trying to think of where this interest roots, and I believe it is because I felt the "smartest" in geometry class in high school. When working with shapes and measurements I was always able to pick it up quickly and visualize the material. I believe, given my positive experience with geometry, it has become an element I find very appealing in art and design. I am attracted to both man-manipulated geometrical designs as well as organically-occurring geometrical patterns, my BFA thesis was actually focused on the relationship of geometry and nature.
"Freda Rupp is primarily concerned with form and with the material effects of erosion and time. The marks on her vessels are suggested by cracks and fissures in rock surface and the debris that becomes lodged there. Rupp sees these marks as a visual record of the rock’s history. She is interested in the cracks and patterns that develop around them; and in their ability to suggest images and evoke feelings and memories," (Irish Craft Portfolio). Freda's white ceramics intrigue me and draw me in, similar to the way Kato's works do. The subtlety of white, the absence of color, highlights tiny nuances in the sculptural forms.
I love everything about Lenneke Wispelwey's designs. Each product is designed with integrity and every edge is decided with thought. Although there are a lot more facets on the pieces than I would desire in my own work, I admire the way Lenneke has refined the geometric designs to evoke such a simplicity.
Kato Tsubusa is a Japanese ceramicist who works primarily with porcelain. I can't find much background information on him, although I did find an interview that introduced him beautifully: "When one rivets the eyes on Kato's shapes, which look pure at a glance, they will be drawn into the smooth white porcelain skin, into the sensual curvy lines that cannot be created by calculation, and into the delicate color tone weaved by the glazes. It is almost as if the works were beckoning saying 'Come on, come here.'" Everything about Kato's work is amazing, however, I find the below image to be my absolute favorite of his works. The crisp lines creating different facets on the form emulate perfection, while the celadon glaze drips recount the organic nature of the material.
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