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Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 18

Angebot$2,979.00 USD

Beschreibung

An ancient fruit that lives forever. This objet d’art by Alyne Ohigashi draws on her knowledge of botany and her imagination to create a fantastical botanical sculpture. Its texture is inspired by a tropical fruit; it might also be likened to the ridges of a cactus, crowned by a flower reaching for the sun—an intriguing ambiguity that rewards repeated viewing.

Sculpted out of Tobe porcelain—a challenging medium for such a detailed sculpture—every ridge is individually crafted and applied by hand, giving the piece a naturally organic rhythm. The warm yellow seems to embrace the sun, as additional layers flow organically, creating textures of their own. With a silky-smooth, glossy finish that contrasts with the deep angles of the surface, the piece creates a dappled interplay of light and shadow that invites viewing in all kinds of illumination.

Exploring new possibilities in Tobe ware, Ohigashi remains true to the materials of the craft while adding her own innovations. Drawing on botanical shapes and hues familiar to her from a childhood spent in the Philippines, Ohigashi skillfully unifies her two homelands. The result feels both nostalgic and new, familiar and strange, an intriguing ambiguity that encourages the viewer to create their own meaning.

Just like a real plant, this piece encourages an emotional bond with its caretaker. Every single ridge and curve is unique, reflecting both the symmetry and variation alive in the natural world. Not only beautiful but a delight to touch, this work brings a lively presence to a foyer, centerpiece, or desk, inviting in turns conversation and quiet reflection. It is a playful symphony of imagination, a rhythmic ode to nature.

Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 18
Botanical Textures Objet d'Art 18 Angebot$2,979.00 USD
About Artist

Alyne Ohigashi

Ohigashi Alyne arbeitet mit dem traditionsreichen Handwerk der Tobe-Porzellanherstellung und verleiht diesem jahrhundertealten Medium ihre einzigartige Stimme. Indem sie traditionelle Techniken mit ihren eigenen, unverwechselbaren Designs und Glasurstilen kombiniert, verwandelt sie die makellos weißen Oberflächen des Tobe-Porzellans in Leinwände für ihre leuchtenden Farben und Texturen.

Ohigashi verfügt über einen Hintergrund in der Agrarforschung und ist ein Meister der botanischen und natürlichen Motive und Formen. Durch die Kombination aus Intuition und tiefem Verständnis für Technik und Materialien fertigt sie Keramikskulpturen und Kunstobjekte, die den Horizont und die Möglichkeiten von Tobe-Ware als Medium erweitern.

Ohigashi Alyne

Porcelain Botanicals: The Natural Textures of Ohigashi Alyne

Step inside the lush atelier of Tobe ware artist Ohigashi Alyne, where porcelain blooms into fantastical forms.
Porcelain Botanicals: The Natural Textures of Ohigashi Alyne