Details
Wood-fired porcelain
H. 12.5 x w. 17 x d. 17 cm
 
 
About the Artist
"From the search for peace comes an urge to create. Not based on thought, but based on feeling. Feeling, work and more work. The heart dictates the form, the head takes the decisions. Each result shows me who I am and better knowledge allows for yet a deeper digging. Thus, each work becomes a quest. I usually work in series, which sets limits but also offers growth."
 
"My work is hand-built on a balloon. I use porcelain clay to build a network of lines, very thin surfaces and small holes. When I fire these bowls upside down in the kiln at sintering temperature, the bowl stretches and deforms according to the lines I have applied, which act as a kind of framework that supports the bowl. In this way, what happens on the outside is visible on the inside, depending on the amount of light falling on the pot. Thus the spectacle changes during the day and the seasons."
 
"Being a mathematician is of big help designing my patterns. The high temperature of 1280 °C is needed for strength and translucency. The wood-firing gives the bowl a beautiful white with a sparkling ash-blossom."
 
Guy Van Leemput (Born Herentals, 1967) gained a masters in Mathematics from KUL (1985-1989) before training at the Academy of Fine Arts Herentals in ceramics (2001-2009) and sculpture (2016-2017). His work has been exhibited in competitions and exhibitions across the world and can be found in public collections in Japan, China, Germany and Hungary. He is a member of the international Academy of Ceramics (AIC - IAC).
 
 
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