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Ceramic Floor Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2022
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Nocta _07» floor lamp in beige grog stoneware by Denis Castaing.
Perfect original conditions.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2022
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp with Black Glaze Decoration by Denis Castaing, 2022
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic table lamp with black glaze decoration by Denis Castaing.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic table lamp by Denis Castaing, 2023
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Nocta_05 » table lamp in beige grog stoneware by Denis Castaing.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2020.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2020
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Nocta_03 » table lamp in white glazed stoneware by Denis Castaing.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2020.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2023
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Vesprée » table lamp in raw stoneware, partially glazed in white by Denis Castaing.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2023
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Vesprée » table lamp in raw stoneware, partially glazed in dark green by Denis Castaing.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp by Denis Castaing, 2020
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Nocta_03 » table lamp in dark green glazed stoneware by Denis Castaing.
Sold with a new European electrical system.
2020.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture Entitled "La Citadelle" by Pierre Martinon, circa 2000
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic sculpture entitled « La Citadelle » by Pierre Martinon.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed and dated at the base "Pierre Martinon 2000".
Unique piece.
Far from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Model of the Sculpture Entitled "La Citadelle" by Pierre Martinon, circa 2000
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic model of the sculpture entitled « La Citadelle » by Pierre Martinon.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed and dated at the base "Pierre Martinon 2000".
Unique piece.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Entitled "Rocher Posé" by Pierre Martinon, circa 1985
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Rocher posé » by Pierre Martinon.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed and dated at the base "Pierre Martinon 1985".
Unique piece.
Far from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Entitled "Symphonie Minérale" by Pierre Martinon, circa 1987
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Symphonie minérale » by Pierre Martinon.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed and dated at the base "Pierre Martinon 1987".
Unique piece.
Fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Entitled "Entre-Deux" by Pierre Martinon, circa 1991
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Entre-deux » by Pierre Martinon.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed and dated at the base "Pierre Martinon 1991".
Unique piece.
Far from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table by Denis Castaing, 2023
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Kambi » table in raw stoneware with white glazed top by Denis Castaing.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural stool "Cristal 1" by Laurent Dufour, 2023
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cristal 1, 2023 by Laurent Dufour
Glazed stoneware.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base.
This piece can be put indoor and outdoor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture Entitled "Déchainée" by Pierre Martinon, circa 2009
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware sculpture entitled « Déchainée » with black metallic glaze by Pierre Martinon.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed and dated at the base "Pierre Martinon 2009".
Uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table by Denis Castaing, 2023
By Denis Castaing
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
« Kambi » table in white glazed stoneware by Denis Castaing.
Perfect original conditions. Signed.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Sofa Tables
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Stool "Torsade 2" by Laurent Dufour, 2023
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Torsade 2, 2023 by Laurent Dufour
Glazed stoneware.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base.
This piece can be put indoor and outdoor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural stool "Torsade 1" by Laurent Dufour, 2023
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Torsade 1, 2023 by Laurent Dufour
Glazed stoneware.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base.
This piece can be put indoor and outdoor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture "Succulente" by Laurent Dufour, 2023
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Succulente, 2023 by Laurent Dufour
Glazed stoneware.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base.
This piece can be put indoor and outdoor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Sculpture "Marron Glacé " by Laurent Dufour, 2023
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware sculpture entitled " Marron glacé" by Laurent Dufour.
Glazed stoneware.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base.
2023.
This piece can be put indoor and outdoor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue and white glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bronze glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black and blue glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Orange glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dark beige or green glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown grey and black glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue and white glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yellow and black glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Orange and white glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pink and white glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Blue/grey glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green and white glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mustard glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green and white glazed ceramic mirror by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Big Covered Ceramic Jar by Jean & Jacqueline Lerat, circa 1940
By Jean and Jacqueline Lerat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic covered jar by Jean and Jacqueline Lerat to La Borne.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base " JJ LERAT LA BORNE ".
Circa...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Ceramic Vase with a Cat Decoration by Jerôme Galvin, 2020
By Jerome Galvin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Monumental ceramic vase with glaze decoration.
Unique piece.
Signed and dated 2020 at the base.
Perfect original conditions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mia Jensen, Signed, Unique Piece, circa 2023
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic mirror with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
circa 2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Stool or Table with Glazes Decoration by Mia Jensen, circa 2022
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic stool or table with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
Circa 2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Stool or Table with Glazes Decoration by Mia Jensen, circa 2022
By Mia Jensen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic stool or table with glazes decoration by Mia Jensen.
Unique piece.
Signed under the base.
Circa 2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Stools
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Ceramic Vases by Guieba, with Geometrical Decoration, 2022
By Charles-Henri Guiéba
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of ceramic vases by Charles-Henri Guieba with geometrical decoration.
Wood firing.
Perfect original conditions.
Each piece is signed under the base.
Unique piece.
2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Vases
Materials
Ceramic
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 1997
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
1997.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 1989
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
1989.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2018
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2018.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 1989
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
1989.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2006
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2006.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world”. Femininity and sensuality are exalted. Inspired by the body, before and after birth, or simply the sea, the parts of the sculpture conjugate around a mysterious interior cavity, secret and troubling. The interior wall doesn’t correspond to the exterior, and has its own volumes, deformities, and intimacy. The pieces present two kinds of interior: one open, and partially uncovered, the other totally hidden inside. The differences of their respective deformation reinforce the impression of life : the subjective representation of muscles and bones, of bulges pushed by an interior force, like a visceral movement of respiration. The surface of the ceramic is crackled but soft and fine, even reflecting light like the skin. The nuances of color reinforce the expression of sensuality.
The alignment of technique and what it causes one to see and feel has rarely been so intimately successful.
Wayne Fischer perfected his technique in the 1970s and has remained faithful to it. He adds fibers to porcelain clay that has been chosen for its whiteness to create and accentuate volume around empty space, by assembling slabs or thrown pieces. Then, he makes another piece that takes its place inside; both parts are formed with no hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2022
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2022.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
