Lea Bigot

EGG

2020

Stoneware, hand building, 1240°C.

Stoneware, hand building, 1240°C.

Stoneware clay / wood firing.

Stoneware, hand building, 1240°C.

White stoneware clay, without glaze.

Mehmet Eren Eskikan started to express himself as an artist with his drawings in 2009, Eskikan graduated from Dumlupınar University Fine Arts Faculty Ceram...

“Untitled” ceramic, is an example of the kind of work by which John Glick became so famous. He was seduced by the effects of the reduction kiln, which decreased the levels of oxygen during firing, inducing the flame to pull oxygen out of the clay and glazes changing the colors of the glazes depending on their iron and copper content. In this way he achieved the rich gradients of ochre and umber and variations in stippling and opacity. This piece is signed on the bottom and can be found on page 92, plate #125 in “John Glick: A Legacy in Clay.” John was an American Abstract Expressionist ceramicist born in Detroit, MI. Though open to artistic experimentation, Glick was most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices. He has said that he is attracted to simplicity, as well as complexity: my work continually reflects my re-examination that these two poles can coexist… or not, in a given series. Glick also took influences from master potters of Japan, notably Shoji Hamada and Kanjrio Kawai, blending their gestural embellishments of simple forms with attitudes of Abstract Expressionism. He was particularly drown to the work of Helen Frankenthaler whose soak-stain style resonated with Glick’s multi-layered glaze surfaces, which juxtaposed veils of atmospheric color with gestural marks and pattern. He spent countless hours developing and making his own tools in order to achieve previously unseen results in his work with clay and glaze. Glick’s “Plum Tree Pottery...

Hand built stoneware vase with high fired decorating slips and transparent glaze detailing.

Slip and Copper Carbonate on handbuilt stoneware with bespoke 9ct gold transfers

Hand built stoneware vase with high fired decorating slips and transparent glaze detailing.

Slip and Copper Carbonate on handbuilt stoneware with bespoke 9ct gold transfers

Skuldelev Vessel Stoneware with tenmoku glaze