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Glazed ceramic plate by Pierre Martinon, 1995.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed ceramic plate by Pierre Martinon.
Artist signature at the base. 1995.
H : 1.2 x 9.6 x 9.8 inches.
Category
1990s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed ceramic plate by Pierre Martinon, 1995.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed ceramic plate by Pierre Martinon.
Artist signature at the base. 1995.
H : 1.2 x 9.8 x 13.6 inches.
Category
1990s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pink glazed stoneware sculpture intitled « La porteuse d’eau » by Laurent Dufour
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pink glazed stoneware sculpture intitled « La porteuse d’eau » by Laurent Dufour.
Artist signature under the base. 2025.
H : 43.3 x 15.7 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed stoneware sculpture intitled « Bacchus » by Laurent Dufour, 2025.
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware sculpture intitled « Bacchus » by Laurent Dufour.
Artist signature under the base. 2025.
H : 35.4 x 15.7 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed stoneware vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware vase by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on the base. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
H : 18.5 x 27.5 x 7.9 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Vases
Materials
Ceramic
White glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis, 2025.
By Patrick Crulis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis.
2025. Unique piece.
H : 21.6 x 15.7 x 5.9 inches.
Approximate sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis, 2025.
By Patrick Crulis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis.
2025. Unique piece.
H : 21.6 x 15.7 x 5.9 inches.
Approximate sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis, 2025.
By Patrick Crulis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis.
2025. Unique piece.
H : 23.6 x 15.3 x 5.1 inches.
Approximate sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Effloraison » by Pierre Martinon, 2006.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Effloraison » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2006.
H : 22.4 x 21.6 x 16.5 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Escaliers dérobés » by Pierre Martinon
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Escaliers dérobés » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2022.
H : 17.7' x 12.6' x 12.6' inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Le temple des secrets » by Pierre Martinon, 2001.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Le temple des secrets » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2001.
H : 36.6 x 25.2 x 18.5 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Le trou noir » by P. Martinon, 2019.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Le trou noir » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ».
Unique piece.
Circa 2019.
H : 21.6 x 18.1 x 20.5 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware sculpture entitled « Passage clandestin » by Pierre Martinon, 1997.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Passage clandestin » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ».
Unique piece.
1997.
H : 16.5 x 16.5 x 9.8 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Pleins et déliés » by Pierre Martinon, 1991.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic sculpture entitled « Pleins et déliés » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ».
Unique piece.
1991.
H : 21.6 x 11.4 x 4.7 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Paysage intimiste » by Pierre Martinon
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Paysage intimiste » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2024.
H : 14.2 x 12.9 x 5.5 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture, « La vie du grand Heaume » by Pierre Martinon
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « La vie du grand Heaume » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2023.
H : 24.4 x 12.6 x 9 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Porter aux nues » by Pierre Martinon.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Porter aux nues » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ». Unique piece. 2024.
H : 30.7 x 7.5 x 6.7 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Fleurs de nuit » by Pierre Martinon.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Fleurs de nuit » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2020.
H : 18.1 x 9 x 5.9 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture « Rondeurs et taches de rousseur » by P Martinon
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Rondeurs et taches de rousseur » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2023.
H : 13.4’ x 11 x 7.5 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Matador » by Pierre Martinon, 2023.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Matador » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2023.
H : 18.1 x 7.9 x 6.7 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed and engobed ceramic sculpture, circa 1970 by La Borne Potters
By La Borne Potters
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed and engobed ceramic sculpture.
Artist’s monogram at the base to identify.
Circa 1970- 80.
Unique piece.
H : 9.8 x 29.5 x 16.9 inches.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on the base.
Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware sculpture by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
H : 7.7 x 13.9 x 2.7 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pink glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour, 2024.
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pink glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour.
Artist signature under the base. 2024. Unique piece.
H : 25.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Green glazed stoneware "Bastet" by Laurent Dufour, 2024.
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green glazed stoneware « Bastet » by Laurent Dufour.
Artist signature under the base. Unique piece. 2024.
H : 80.7 x 22 x 22 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
White/green glazed ceramic sculpture by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-1990
By Gisele Buthod Garçon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
White/green glazed ceramic sculpture by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 3.5’ x 12.6’ x 11.4’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Important stoneware sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Cadence #10", 2023
By Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important stoneware sculpture entitled " Cadence" by Maarten Stuer.
Unique piece.
Artist monogram under the base.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled " Corps ascendant ", 2023
By Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware sculpture entitled " Corps ascendant " .
Unique piece.
2023.
Artist monogram under the base.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware sculpture by Maarten Stuer, entitled "Corps ascendant" , 2023
By Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important stoneware sculpture entitled " Corps ascendant #6 ".
Artist monogram under the base.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
Unique piece.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Earthenware sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1980- 1990
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Earthenware sculpture vase by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1980- 1990.
H : 18.9 x 8.7 x 15.7 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware panel by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware panel by Georges Martin with wood base.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 1.8 x 15.7 x 26.2 inches.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Earthenware vase- sculpture with glazes decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 20.9 x 7.9 x 15.7 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1980.
H : 26.8 x 7.1 x 15.7 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece;
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 22.8 x 5.9 x 13.8 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin, circa 1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Earthenware vase- sculpture by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base.
Circa 1980.
H : 23.6 x 5.9 x 7.5 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Black glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis, 2024
By Patrick Crulis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis.
2024. Unique piece.
H : 20.1 x 18.5 x 15.3 inches.
Approximate sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Black glazed ceramic mural sculpture, 2024
By Patrick Crulis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black glazed ceramic mural sculpture by Patrick Crulis.
2024. Unique piece.
H : 19.3 x 15.7 x 15.7 inches.
Approximate sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A ceramic sculpture, circa 1980-1990
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture.
Perfect original conditions.
Circa 1980-1990.
26 x 20 x 4 cm.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour, 2023
By Laurent Dufour
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Laurent Dufour.
Artist signature under the base. 2023. Unique piece.
H : 28.7’ x 10.2’ x 11.8’ inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Simone Couderc, circa 1990-2000.
By La Borne Potters
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Simone Couderc.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1990-2000.
H : 9.2’ x 12.9’ x 4.3’ inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Important sculpture in glazed stoneware by Philippe Lambercy, circa 1980-1990.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important sculpture in glazed stoneware by Philippe Lambercy.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 12.9’ x 28.7’ x 8.3’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Important sculpture in glazed stoneware by Philippe Lambercy, circa 1980-1990.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important sculpture in glazed stoneware by Philippe Lambercy.
Artist monogram on the base.
Circa 1980-1990.
H : 16.5’ x 30.7’ x 7’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Black glazed stoneware sculpture-vase by Michel Lanos, Circa 1980-1990
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black glazed stoneware sculpture-vase by Michel Lanos.
Artist signature under the base.
Circa 1980-1990.
Unique piece.
H : 18’ x 13’ x 5’5 inches.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Black glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos, Circa 1980-1990
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos.
Artist signature under the base.
Circa 1980-1990.
Unique piece.
H : 27’ x 17’ x 12’5 inches.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos, Circa 1980-1990
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos.
Artist signature under the base.
Circa 1980-1990.
Unique piece.
H : 29’5 x 10’5 x 9’ inches.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Important glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos, Circa 1990-2000
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos.
Artist signature under the base.
Circa 1990-2000.
Unique piece.
H : 26’ x 17’ x 8.5’ inches.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Black glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos, Circa 1980-1990
By Michel Lanos
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Black glazed stoneware sculpture by Michel Lanos.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 19.5’ x 6.5’ x 8’ inches.
Unique piece.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed ceramic sculpture by Gisèle Buthod Garçon, circa 1980-1990
By Gisele Buthod Garçon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed ceramic sculpture by Gisèle Buthod Garçon.
Raku fired. Artist monogram and signature under the base. Circa 1980-1990.
H : 3.9’ x 5.5’ x 5.5’ inch...
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
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
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
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
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, 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
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, uncontrol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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
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, uncontrol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2007
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2007.
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
