Being an interior design student, I
often have to work on creating 3D visuals that reflect well my ideas.
My favourite type is model making, and this led me to experiment and
research different materials. In the past few months, I have
developed a passion for ceramics and pottery. The first thing I went
to see within London's Design Festival, was New Departures, a
solo exhibition by German ceramist Gabriele Koch.
The exhibition is being held at London's
Contemporary Ceramics Centre and will be open until October 6th. In
the exhibition, it is possible to see her most recent work, as well
as past collections. This allows the visitors to see the way her
style shifted. Gabriele Koch was born in Germany and spent most of
her childhood in the Black Forest. She then moved to London, where
she attended a ceramics course at Goldsmiths College.
Gabriele's latest collection revolves
around the contrast between textures and colours. The roughness of
the dark earthy clay with the smooth surface of porcelain, the black
with the white. Then, in other pieces, the roles invert, and the
porcelain is given a rough edgy finish, while the black clay is
glassy and shiny. Compared to her past work, the shapes of the
vessels are less organic and even simpler, allowing the eye to focus
on the colours and the decorations. The patterns on the older pieces
that she produced are more organic and natural, but they still play a
harmony/contrast game with the shapes and the textures.
The natural and effortless simplicity
of Gabriele's work is what really caught my attention: even without
having a deep knowledge of this field, I was fascinated by her work.
The capability of seeing unseen potential in simple shapes or
materials is becoming a popular challenge among artists and
designers, and I believe New Departures
reached the goal.
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