Dry Whisper Vase by Morten Løbner Espersen

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Dry Whisper Vase by Morten Løbner Espersen

About the Item

Like a giant sea monster emerging from the depths of the sea this many armed vase with a texture resembling relics found buried in the depths. The clay he uses is an English stoneware, since there is no natural stoneware clay in Denmark. Espersen adds grog (highfired, crushed clay) to make it stronger and to give it more roughness, and also to create a more three-dimensional surface, full of holes and peaks. Some of the grog comes from smashed bisque or fired pots. By adding earthenware clay, a deeper color appears and this, in turn, also increases the amount of iron in the body and gives the glazes more to interact with. Morten Løbner Espersen (1965 in Aalborg, Denmark) is one of the most successful Danish ceramists of his generation. Morten Løbner Espersen has brought a new energy to the tradition of ceramics through a 20-year exploration of his object of choice, the vessel. Based in Copenhagen, Espersen explores the simplicity of the form through variations of this archetype that balance opposing principles: simple form and complex surface, or complex shapes and simple surfaces. Whether his vessel is of modest, cylindrical nature or a chaotic, writhing mass of layered glazes, Espersen strives to create a quality in glazing comparable to Japonist pottery. Likened to the frothy, volcanic surfaces of Lucie Rie’s stoneware, the organic and protruding forms of Axel Salto’s “budding” vases, and a Patrick Nordstom brilliance in glazing, Espersen’s clay forms exercise the full potential of his self-imposed neutral starting point. He has had numerous major international exhibitions since graduating in 1992 and establishing his own studio. Espersen has been a professor at HDK Göteborg University in Sweden since 2005 as well as continuing to work in his own studio in Copenhagen.

Creator:
Morten Løbner Espersen (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Diameter: 35 in (88.9 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Stoneware
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
2012
Condition:
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: ELM0081stDibs: LU9051829971