Amphore faraday 22.19, 2022

Hélène Morbu   New & remarkable Artists

Plate work and printing, blue gray tinted stoneware, powdery sky blue enamel, 21 x 12 x 1.4 cm.

The visual artist turns, presses, incises, flows, sculpts the earth in a search for pure and graphic geometric shapes oscillating between the accuracy of the line and the complexity of a refined surface. It implements expert work to give its containers textures evoking the skin of a reptile, an embroidered fabric or even vegetable weaving - basketwork.
Having invented its own manufacturing processes and imagined tools that meet her objectives, the ceramist manages to make the clay an elegant mesh, sometimes openwork like a fishnet. The patterns thus created are reminiscent of the Art Deco movement, a great source of inspiration for the artist. The great ancient cities, the architecture are part of his references; just like the vegetal and the mineral which are observed at length, bringing ideas of volumes and of course textures. His remarkable work on color gives his pieces a unique presence. Matt surfaces rub shoulders with shiny surfaces made using precious materials such as gold or platinum.