Under Pressure 6 by Yuri van Poppel
Dimensions: D 27 x H 55 cm
One of a kind.
Earthenware, layered ceramic glazes, various colours.
Handmade and spray-painted by hand by SunkOne. Removable lid.
Everlasting graffiti spray-painted with ceramic glaze.
Under Pressure pays homage to the rich history and culture of graffiti
writing, referencing both a writer’s tools and targets at the same time.
From the cap of the first marker used to get up, to the fire extinguisher
used for getting up higher.
An echo of structures and machinery, industrial wastelands in the orange
night light. Powerful memories and sensations poured into a robust ob-
ject -and a refined work of art. A unique handmade earthenware object,
spray-painted by hand in various layers of ceramic glaze.
Glazed Graffiti explores the aesthetic value of vandalism. A post-graffiti
project by SunkOne, aiming to eternize graffiti-writing by trespassing into
a new artistic medium.
Glazed Graffiti was born out of the desire to write graffiti that lasts forever.
To make this shift from ephemeral to eternal, graffiti writer SunkOne had
to cross the boundaries of traditional street graffiti. By changing the con-
text of street tagging he wants to further explore the aesthetics of what
is often labeled as vandalism. To him, the tactility, opacity and shine of
ceramic glaze mirrored...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Dutch Sculptures
MaterialsCeramic, Earthenware
