Terracotta Vessel, Usa

Name: Terracotta Vessel, Usa
Brand: Christopher Russell
Price: 5000 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

In a career spanning over 30 years, New York City artist Christopher Russell has devoted himself to creating unique works of art, functional design, custom architectural elements, and large-scale commissions in an ever-expanding exploration of clay, his principal medium. Originally focused on painting and drawing, Russell was attracted to the malleable properties and endless possibilities of clay, which can traverse the divide between functional and purely aesthetic. Initially translating his draftsmanship to decorative graphic tiles, his work eventually progressed into hand-built sculpture, and most recently decorative vessels. His latest works are dynamic in structure and decoration. With a concentration on hand-building, something the artist attributes to a familial connection to architecture, engineering, and contracting, Russell eschews throwing pots “on the wheel”. While his geometrically rigid vessels look meticulously planned, the process is generally spontaneous. Process dictates the abstracted forms, but the ultimate goal is largely towards harmony, balance, and symmetry.

Creator:

Christopher Russell (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Diameter: 15 in (38.1 cm)

Style:

Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Ceramic,Glazed

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

2010-