French Ceramics

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”. 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...

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.

Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, in collaboration with Maison Nurita. This Lily of the Valley is handmade in biscuit porcelain, glazed in a custom pink for Maison Nurita, with patinated copper leaves and stems, and is placed in a rock crystal pot...

Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, in collaboration with Maison Nurita. This Lily of the Valley is handmade in biscuit porcelain, glazed in a custom pink for Maison Nurita, with patinated copper leaves and stems, and is placed in a rock crystal pot...

Roz Herrin Stoneware ceramic stool by the English artist based in France in La Borne. Woodfiring ceramic production. Original perfect condition, si...

David Whitehead Stoneware ceramic vase realised in La Borne Circa 2000 Unique handmade piece signed under the base Black and bron stoneware ceramic colors Measures: H...

Roz Herrin Stoneware ceramic stool by the English artist based in France in La Borne. Woodfiring ceramic production. Original perfect condition, si...

Cosmos I vase by Jean François Reboul made out of enameled ceramic using Raku technique. A“Certificate of Authenticity” is provided by the gallery. Jean-François Reboul, born in 19...

Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, in collaboration with Maison Nurita. This Lily of the Valley is handmade in biscuit porcelain, glazed in a custom pink for Maison Nurita, with patinated copper leaves and stems, and is placed in a rock crystal pot...

A ceramic sculpture with white glaze decoration representing a head by Gisele Buthod-Garçon. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. Circa 2017. Unique piece.

A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece.

A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece.

A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece.

A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece.

A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece.

A ceramic sculpture "Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece.

A ceramic sculpture " Bloc in motion" by Maarten Stuer. This piece can be put indoor or outdoor. Artist monogram under the base. 2020. Unique piece.

A ceramic vase by Gisele Buthod- Garçon. Perfect original conditions. Signed under the base. Unique piece. Circa 2005.

Vase "Voie Lactée I" by Jean François Reboul (1952): Vase made out of enameled ceramic using Raku technique. "Certificate of Authenticity" provided by the gallery. Dimensions: D 10 ...

A big porcelain sculpture entitled " Solctice" . Unique piece. Signed under the base. 2017. Exclusivity for Aurélien Gendras Gallery     

Jean Grison Original and decorative ceramic box Signed under the base, realized circa 2000 Elegant orange and black ceramic colors effects Original good condition Meas...

Vase "Cosmos I" by Jean François Reboul (1952): Vase made out of enameled ceramic using Raku technique. "Certificate of Authenticity" provided by the gallery. Measures: 15 cm D x 48...

A geometrical ceramic sculpture by Nadia Pasquer. Artist monogram at the base, circa 2010. Unique piece. Perfect conditions.    

Glazed stoneware capital by Anne Barrès. Artist signature on the back. Circa 2010. This work of art is composed of two parts and can be displayed both indoors and outdoors. H : 1...

Glazed stoneware capital by Anne Barrès. Artist signature on the back. Circa 2010. This work of art is composed of two parts and can be displayed both indoors and outdoors. H : 1...

Glazed stoneware capital by Anne Barrès. Artist signature on the back. circa 2010. This work of art is composed of two parts and can be displayed both indoors and outdoors. H : 1...