Christiane Wilhelm

Careful observation and detecting exciting forms is paramount in my work.
My thrown vessels are based on classical forms.
They derive their strength from the tension between clear, rigorous lines and
playful, informal handling of form and colour.
These forms require vast experience in design, for frequently only nuances are
responsible for lending the correct proportions and tension to a vessel.
The diagonally incised exterior surfaces,characteristic of all these vessels, give dynamism and tension to otherwise tranquil, centered forms. At the same time a meditative act becomes visible in which the surfaces are incised with a scalpel in infinite repetitions of the same movement.
These vessels culminate in the application of gold or silver leaf to the interior of the wall.
This luxurious treatment is not immediately apparent but only reveals itself to the observer who looks inside the object.
These unexpected flashes of light and colour against the rigorous geometry of the shapes give the vessels their distinctive lightness and elegance.


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