MASTER OF CONTEMPORARY SLIPWARE - DYLAN BOWEN

One of my very very favourite ceramists is British Dylan Bowen - his forms and slip decoration display a wild and free spirit which warms the soul. 

 In the words of David Whiting

(Author of Modern British Potters and their Studios) - "Dylan Bowen makes slipware really quite unlike any other produced today. There is a rhythmical attack, a flow of gestural energy that conjures up some of the most vibrant traditions of 17th and 18th century decorated earthenware. Yet it has a force that also reflects some of the more vigorous and minimal expressions of 20th century abstraction - particularly American - in painting and ceramics. He also cites outsider art and music as influences. His fresh and original combinations of colour on big platters and plates, the particular nature of these creamy surfaces on free, expansively thrown and press moulded forms, take the art of slip somewhere new and exhilarating."2006

MORE PAINTERLY CERAMICS

I seem to  be on a role with posting free brushstoke on ceramic surfaces...I find it incredibly exciting..the combination of a limited 3d form holding within it bold expressionist paint marks and textures.

And so by chance I came across the website of the Dutch ceramist, Petri Voet. The images posted here are admittedly from several years ago, and since Petri seems to produce a somewhat diverse range of work, I am not sure if this direction is still being pursued. I found the description of her work on her website rather inspiring and mysterious:
'Much of the work of Petri Foot contain her memories of distant travels. The open-minded viewer can travel on his own imaginative conception. Swivel the horizon around a bowl reveals new horizons loom on. '

PAINTERLY CERAMICS - ELKE SADA

Cylindrical Capriccio vases

Earthenware with engobe painting. Height: 37cm, 32.5 cm and 41 cm

 Photo: Evelin Frerk.

Capricciopitcher and mugs

Earthenware with engobe painting. Height of the mugs: 10 cm, height of the pitcher: 27 cm. 

Photo: Michael Wurzbach.

 

 

I absolutely love the work of Elke Sada. I have some of her cups at home and drinking tea from them is like viewing an abstract painting each time. Using mainly very simple shapes, Elke then treats the surface as a full three-dimensional canvas with loads of bright colour and pattern. A complete delight!

(Some of these images above are from the Art Aurea website which displays all sorts of wonderful things)