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Opening Receptoin for 10/10: Wood Fire Again + Wondrous Vessels at the Morean Center for Clay
The Morean Center for Clay gets fired up with fresh 10/10: Wood Fire Again kiln creations and Berit Hines’ Wondrous Vessels on January 10, from 5-9pm.
The fruits of the annual wood firing symposium will be on display in the exhibition 10/10: Wood Fire Again, showcasing a group of potters from all over Florida and beyond. This year’s works come from multiple artists who sacrificed their sanity for over a week during round-the-clock shifts of feeding the anagama kiln’s flame. Through the collective struggle and triumph, marvelous ceramic artworks have been produced for your viewing pleasure.
Four kilns, forty artists, and countless logs later have made for one spectacular showcase. Witness not only the variety of artistic styles, but methods of firing. Indulge your senses in the decadent ashy drips of the Anagama; the fiery coal crust of the Train; the slick sheen of the Oil/Salt; and the juicy rind of the Groundhog.
Berit Hines shares her Wondrous Vessels in the gallery that come from coil and slab building, which creates one-of-a-kind ceramic vessels depicting a break from symmetrical objects. Hines manipulates the clay body to emphasize the plasticity and gestural qualities of the material while achieving asymmetry.Though sculptural, many of the objects still retain their functionality.
“My visual and tactile vocabulary is informed by minimalist traditions of my European background,” Hines says. “One may find echoes of movement, dance, the natural world, the human body in my vessels, never being too literal. I strive to evoke a sense of stillness, represented by suspended movement in each form. Hopefully a sense of humor will shine through as well.”
Born in Germany, educated in Fine Art in The Netherlands, and now living in the US, Berit brings a perspective all her own to vessel making. Her forms are alive with movement and vibrant color.
The exhibitions are free and open to the public from Wednesday to Saturday,10am-5pm. 10/10 Wood Fire Again will be on view through March 7 and Wondrous Vessels will be on view through February 7.
The Morean Center for Clay is in the Warehouse Arts District at 420 22nd
Street South. You can visit www.MoreanArtsCenter.org for more information.