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Vanitas Vanitatum Sculpture
Sculpture, Ceramic on Ceramic
Size: 0.4 W x 0.4 H x 1 D in
About The Artwork
A garniture of beauty and decay This collection explores the transience of beauty and the vulnerability of excess. Inspired by the melancholy opulence of 17th century Dutch vanitas paintings, and the tragic allure of Dickens' Satis House, I aim to capture the fragile moment when abundance turns to decay. An exuberance of decoration disrupts the vases' forms, implying deterioration and ruin. Frozen in time as disintegration begins, the vases represent an ornamental memento mori, hinting at the impermanence of material existence and the inevitable decline of beauty.
Details & Dimensions
Sculpture:Ceramic on Ceramic
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:0.4 W x 0.4 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Tamsin van Essen is a ceramic designer living and working in London. A graduate of Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art, she specialises in conceptual design and has recently been using the medium of ceramics to explore scientific, medical and social historic themes. Material experimentation is a strong characteristic of her work, probing how the material qualities of ceramics can be altered through unusual additions, and creative intervention into standard industrial and craft production processes. Her work sits at the interface between art and design, with one-off collectables and conversation pieces.
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