Throbbing Stillness Vessel by Maru Meleniou |
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| DESIGN NAME: Throbbing Stillness PRIMARY FUNCTION: Vessel INSPIRATION: My inspiration comes from the book White by Kenya Hara, Zen Buddhism and the human body. In the field of ceramics, one creates forms to contain the emptiness. The purpose of a vessel is to hold nothingness within, a purpose greater than its function. White is delicate, fragile and from the moment of its birth it is destined to be “polluted”. My vessel is not trying to be a perfect white, rather it carries a layering, in an attempt to search for a way to feel whiteness. A vessel, a human heart, a vital organ, or a musical instrument always inhaling/exhaling, pulsating in a space of closeness and familiarity yet distant and unknown. A space out of time, far from personal feelings and agendas that is dedicated to personal contemplation. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Throbbing Stillness is not the vessel that flowers will be beautifully arranged in. Throbbing Stillness is a vessel that aims to contain abstract ideas, thoughts and images. A vessel that contemplates the concept of "vessility" OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Human beings are designed to communicate. We define ourselves through relationships and interactions with our environment, with others, with the objects that surrounds us. Throbbing Stillness is a unique object that aims to offer a space for connection, an invitation to interact. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Throbbing Stillness was created in 2020 in Athens, and was exhibited in Milan Design Week 2021 at 1000Vases FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Fine Arts and Art Installation Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: It is a hand-build ceramic vessel, with the coiling technique, an ancient technique that involves creating forms without a pottery wheel, using the hands, fingers, and simple tools. That way small details, differences imperfections and qualities mirror the honesty of the creative process. A slow almost meditative process that after years of practise creates a unique relationship between artist and medium. I used stoneware clay and painted it with porcelain slip, glazed and fired at 1220C SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Height 40cm TAGS: Sculptural vessel, Naked ceramics, Contemporary Ceramics, Handbuilt ceramics, Raw minimalism, Slow design RESEARCH ABSTRACT: I am interested in the materiality of my medium and I wish to highlight its raw nature and properties. After practising with a variety of colors and glazes I realised that all this would be a kind of cover up, making it hard for the medium to carry its message. So I decided to move forward with my material being almost naked. CHALLENGE: The most challenging part was to work on the piece as much as I would not manipulate clay to the point that it would lose its properties and its own life and substance. To create an object that carries the message powerfully. An object simple in form and yet not simplistic. ADDED DATE: 2022-02-21 15:15:19 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Image No1, No2, No3 No4 Nikos Koustenis Image No5 Maru Meleniou |
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NAME: Maru Meleniou Ceramic art &design lab PROFILE: Individual ceramic artist based in Athens Greece. Currently practicing on hand- built ceramics and sculptural vessels Maru Meleniou ceramic art & design lab's work is based on functional and one off a kind sculptural ceramic objects. Organic forms, minimal design, earth colors and small imperfections characterise Maru's work. Her work balances between the old and the new. Pieces that underline visual economy, that invite one to relate with them, to sense them, to touch them, so to feel the small differences, qualities and textures. The studio takes commissions from architects, chefs and other professionals to create exclusive ceramic sculptural or functional objects for private residencies, boutique hotels and fine dining restaurants. |
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Throbbing Stillness Vessel by Maru Meleniou is Winner in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category, 2021 - 2022.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Maru Meleniou. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Maru Meleniou. |
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