Bente Skjøttgaard – Ceramic Explorations in Glaze and Form. Monograph on Contemporary Danish Ceramics (Bilingual English/French). Exhibition Catalogue
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Beschreibung / Abstract
Where clay meets experimentation – Bente Skjøttgaard’s ceramics redefine the limits of glaze.
This richly illustrated monograph presents the experimental and poetic ceramic works of acclaimed Danish artist Bente Skjøttgaard. Over the past decades, Skjøttgaard has developed a distinct visual language rooted in natural forms, transformed through dynamic glazes and daring structures. Her practice pushes the technical boundaries of ceramic glaze, resulting in large-scale, amorphous abstractions that are as bold as they are delicately surfaced.
The bilingual publication (English/French) accompanies a major exhibition at the CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark and includes essays by leading voices in the field—Christine Germain-Donnat, Garth Johnson, and fellow ceramic artist Martin Bodilsen Kaldahl. A special photo-essay section offers insight into the making process and artistic intent, making this monograph a key reference for collectors, scholars, and lovers of contemporary ceramics.
This book offers:
- An in-depth look at one of Denmark’s most important contemporary ceramic artists
- Visually striking photographs of Skjøttgaard’s bold, glazed sculptures
- Contributions from leading international experts in ceramic art
A must-have for anyone passionate about innovative ceramics, experimental glaze work, and nature-inspired sculpture.
Bente Skjøttgaard (*1961) is a Danish ceramic artist based in Frederiksberg/Copenhagen. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, and for the past 20 years, she has been associated with Galerie Maria Lund in Paris.
Beschreibung / Abstract
Where clay meets experimentation – Bente Skjøttgaard’s ceramics redefine the limits of glaze.
This richly illustrated monograph presents the experimental and poetic ceramic works of acclaimed Danish artist Bente Skjøttgaard. Over the past decades, Skjøttgaard has developed a distinct visual language rooted in natural forms, transformed through dynamic glazes and daring structures. Her practice pushes the technical boundaries of ceramic glaze, resulting in large-scale, amorphous abstractions that are as bold as they are delicately surfaced.
The bilingual publication (English/French) accompanies a major exhibition at the CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark and includes essays by leading voices in the field—Christine Germain-Donnat, Garth Johnson, and fellow ceramic artist Martin Bodilsen Kaldahl. A special photo-essay section offers insight into the making process and artistic intent, making this monograph a key reference for collectors, scholars, and lovers of contemporary ceramics.
This book offers:
- An in-depth look at one of Denmark’s most important contemporary ceramic artists
- Visually striking photographs of Skjøttgaard’s bold, glazed sculptures
- Contributions from leading international experts in ceramic art
A must-have for anyone passionate about innovative ceramics, experimental glaze work, and nature-inspired sculpture.
Bente Skjøttgaard (*1961) is a Danish ceramic artist based in Frederiksberg/Copenhagen. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally, and for the past 20 years, she has been associated with Galerie Maria Lund in Paris.
Beschreibung
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Cover
- Titlepage
- Acknowlegement
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 SERIES OF SIMPLE FORMS / SÉRIES DE FORMES SIMPLES
- 2 LUMP SHAPES AND SMOKING ITEMS / MASSES ET ARTICLES DE TABAC
- 3 A BATHROOM STORY / HISTOIRE DE SALLE DE BAINS
- 4 GLASURSTYKKER—GLAZED ITEMS / OBJETS À GLAÇURE
- 5 RAMIFICATIONS AND CUBES / RAMIFICATIONS ET CUBES
- 6 INTERGLACIAL PERIOD / ÈRE INTERGLACIAIRE
- GREEN ROOT (2005)
- ACCUMULATION TURQUOISE (2006)
- 7 ELEMENTS IN WHITE / ÉLEMENTS EN BLANC
- 8 CLOUDS / NUAGES
- CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE—HEAD IN THE CLOUDS / CHANGEMENT DE PERSPECTIVE – DANS LES NUAGES
- CERAMIC LIFE 1
- Student work 1982–86
- Series of Simple Forms 1986–91
- Lump Shapes and Smoking Items 1993–94
- A Bathroom Story 1995–97
- Glasurstykker / Glazed Items 1998–2003
- Ramifications and Cubes 2004–11
- Interglacial Period 2005-06
- Elements in White 2007-08
- Clouds 2009–15
- 9 TRACES OF THE JUTLAND CATTLE ON THE ANCIENT ROAD HÆRVEJEN / TRACES, LES VACHES JUTLAND SUR LA ROUTE ANTIQUE HÆRVEJEN
- IN PRAISE OF HOOVES / APOLOGIE DES SABOTS
- 10 FRIEZE P7 / FRISE P7
- P7.
- 11 NEW SPECIES / NOUVELLES ESPÈCES
- CERAMIC LIFE 2
- Clouds 2014–19
- Traces of the Jutland Cattle on the Ancient Road Hærvejen 2010–11
- Frieze P7 2012
- New Species 2015–16
- NewSpecies—3 Large Dips 2017
- Metamorphoses and Fullerenes 2017–21
- Everything Flows 2018–22
- Family Trees 2022–24
- 12 METAMORPHOSES AND FULLERENES / MÉTAMORPHOSES ET FULLERÈNES
- 13 EVERYTHING FLOWS / TOUT COULE
- 14 FAMILY TREES / ARBRES GÉNÉALOGIQUES
- PORTRAIT
- Selected Bibliography
- BIOGRAPHIE
- Colophon
- Back Cover