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| + | I started off using this artifact as the beginning of my research. I was drawn to it's geometry, symmetry and the way that the matt, black objects interacted with the negative white space inbetween them, to not just make 3 forms but 5. | ||
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| + | Further research led me to the fact that the ceramicist, Martin Smith, was heavily intereseted in architecture (hence the perfect geometry of his work) and new technology in ceramics. This particular piece, "Triptych in the form of Vase no. 1", is a deconstruction of the forms of the plate, the bowl and the vase; combining the seperate forms into three conglomerate sculptures, he explores how abstract he can make these parts. | ||
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| + | [[File:vessel1.jpg|thumb|Wedgewood Black]][[File:vessel2.jpg|thumb|Greek Vases]] | ||
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| + | The forms were also inspired by Wedgewood Black, a matt-black ceramic look popularised by the company Wedgewood, and vases from Greek antiquity, distinct in their terracotta with black glaze and their narrative style. These forms tell a new narrative. The hint of terracotta at the seams of the forms reminds the viewer these are not just sculptures, different though they are from the archetypal ceramic object, they are still inspired and grounded in ceramic history. | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 3 May 2018
I started off using this artifact as the beginning of my research. I was drawn to it's geometry, symmetry and the way that the matt, black objects interacted with the negative white space inbetween them, to not just make 3 forms but 5.
Further research led me to the fact that the ceramicist, Martin Smith, was heavily intereseted in architecture (hence the perfect geometry of his work) and new technology in ceramics. This particular piece, "Triptych in the form of Vase no. 1", is a deconstruction of the forms of the plate, the bowl and the vase; combining the seperate forms into three conglomerate sculptures, he explores how abstract he can make these parts.
The forms were also inspired by Wedgewood Black, a matt-black ceramic look popularised by the company Wedgewood, and vases from Greek antiquity, distinct in their terracotta with black glaze and their narrative style. These forms tell a new narrative. The hint of terracotta at the seams of the forms reminds the viewer these are not just sculptures, different though they are from the archetypal ceramic object, they are still inspired and grounded in ceramic history.
