Ceramics and Pottery Arts and Resources

 

 

Ceramic sculpture – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

Multi genre ceramicists

 

Numerous artists have applied themselves to multi artistic genres, and most have done it successfully. Some ceramicists that pursued several creative mediums include: Gio Ponti, who also made modernist furniture and did architecture and interior design and Christopher Dresser & Russell Wright, who were both innovators in ceramics and homeware designs. Edmond Lachanel made a radical shift from ceramics to stage acting, lacquer Jean Dunand created Art Deco furniture while the painters Picasso and Paul Gauguin also created ceramic art. Isamu Nnoguchi was also a sculptor that was influential in home design and even Constantin Brancusi dabbled in fashion.
Countless fashion designers have drawn inspiration from art and this article focuses on three artists that combine the ceramic arts and fashion – Belgians Wouter Hoste and Harvey Bouterse and Native American, Virgil Ortiz.

 

Harvey Bouterse and Wouter Hoste

 

The 23 yo Harvey Bouterse was born in Rotterdam and has South American roots and a partly German mother. He began working as a cutter with the pattern-company Troi Quarts and then branched out to working with fashion designers such as Wim Neels and Veronique Branquinho. He established his first womens collection HrVi in 2005 then added a menswear collection. His background as a dancer and his keen interest in Flemish Mid century ceramics, sculpture and interior design acted as a source of inspiration with his fashion designs. He has also done seasonal collections for Vlisco and womens wear pre-collections for Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris. Bouterse now creates his own ceramic sculptures and jewellry to compliment his fashion collections and also collaborates with Wouter Hoste, who is also an avid collecter of Flemsih potteries and a designer for menswear, along with being an innovative ceramicist and graphic print designer.

 

 

Vlisco Hero – designed by Harvey Bouterse

 

 

Jade glaze footed bowl – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

Achiel Pauwels, Belgium, 50’s

Wouter Harvey

 

 

 

 

Harvey Bouterse for Vlisco men

 

 

Harvey Bouterse – Vlisco, HrVi

Belgium

 

 

 

HrVi Ceramic pendant ‘ Venus ‘ With Silk dress & trench coat.

 

 

Ceramic sculpture – Harvey Bouterse

 

HrVi Red Winter –  Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

Harvey Bouterse ceramic mask pendant

 

 

 

Black Winter 2012 – Harvey Bouterse

 

‘HrVi’ Winter Collection 2012  – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

Large ceramic bird pendant – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

Harvey Bouterse ss13, Prints by Wouter Hoste

Model Delfine Bafort, Photo Zeb Daemen

 

 

 

HrVi silver ceramic pendant

 

 

 

Eastpak Inspired by the World of Vlisco. Green African print backpack designed by Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

 Tri legged black ceramic sculpture – Harvey Bouterse

2014

 

 

 

 

Ceramic accessories –  Harvey Bouterse

2014

 

 

 

Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

Ceramic accessory – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

Pin strip jacket, ceramic pendant – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

Large ceramic pendant – Harvey Bouterse

HrVi for Vlisco , Summer 2014

 

 

 

Spring/ Summer 2014 – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

HrVi for Vilsco – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

Ceramic sculpture ”Les Fleurs’ – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

‘Les Fleurs’ series – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

Harvey Bouterse – Spring/Summer 2014

 

 

 

Ceramic lamp base surface reflet metallique – Wouter Hoste

 

 

 

Trilobite series vases Black dore glaze – Wouter Hoste

 

 

3 ceramic heads – Wouter Hoste

Produced at Perignaem Studios

 

Wouter Hoste – Nostromo series

 

 

 

Silver lunar lamp  – Wouter Hoste

 

 

 

Ceramic pendant with platina lustre finish – Wouter Hoste

 

 

Tall ceramic light – Wouter Hoste

 

 

 

 

Ceramic head – Wouter Hoste,  Spears sculpture – Harvey Bouterse

 

 

 

Ceramic vessels  ‘Snowfluff ‘ series – Wouter Hoste

 

 

 

Perignem sculptuur vogel Created by Elisabeth Vandeweghe ca 1970-75

 

 

2 green vase by Amphora

1960’s

 

A section of a ceramic wall mural by Paul Vermeire

 

 

 

Giant red ceramic drop vase by Amphora

 

 

 

Wouter Hoste

 

 

Incised vase Mid Century by Amphora

 

 

 

Mid Century black glaze vases with white interiors – Amphora

 

 

Red glaze Amphora vase by Rogier Vandeweghe. Sculpture by Elie van Damme

 

 

 

Large bottle by Vandeweghe  for Amphora

Mid Century era

 

 

Large Mid Century floor vase – Perignem

 

 

Lidded vessel by Rogier Vandeweghe

 

 

 

Perignem vase, Belgium

 

 

Perignem striped luster glaze vase decorated by Johan Nyssen around 1965.

 

 

 

Decorative Ceramic Flower Wall Sculpture by Perignem and Paul Vermeire

circa 1965

Vintage Design Point, 1stDibs

 

 

Perignem black white vase set designed by Vandeweghe

 

 

 

Perignem cone vase with sgraffito technique on chrome red glaze

Height 73cm

 

 

Tall pastel coloured ovoid floor vessels – Perignem

 

 

 

Chrome red vases – Perignem

 

 

 

Giant textured black Perignem floor vase designed by Elisabeth Vandeweghe.

Height 77 cm – ca 1969-70

 

 

 

Tiled wall panel – Oswald Tieberghien

 

 

Large Perignem modernist Mid Century vase

 

 

 

Giant Perignem pot by Rhaye Vandeweghe early 60’s

The raw incised decor with use of different ‘doré black glazes

 

 

 

 Orange Perignem Vase 1960-70’s, Belgium

 

 

Red footed drop vase by Amphora, Belgium

 

 

 

Maiyet Pre-Fall ’13 – Inspired by the rich culture of Mongolia and bold work of Constantin Brancusi

 

Virgil Ortiz

 

A native artisan from the New Mexico Cochiti pueblo, Virgil Ortiz ceramics art is a bold fusion of traditional designs and black on white decorations merged with contemporary graphics, culminating into an edgy, provocative statement.
Ortiz delves deep into his ancestral roots and New Mexico’s pueblo culture, presenting it with a new modern context covering historical storytelling and esoteric elements. He has been making pottery since 1975, and the sinuous and geometric motifs of the tradtitional pueblo pottery is a recurring feature in his pottery and figurative sculptures.
He has done designs for Donna Karan and expanded his art empire to include home decor, high indigenous fashion, visual imagery and apparel accessories. His designer fashion pieces cover everything from leather wares and jewellry to female gowns and casual wear. His desire to ignite contemporary interest in the background of his Pueblo culture is poignantly expressed.

 

 

Pottery 6  – Virgil Ortiz

 

 

‘Blind Archers’ by Virgil Ortiz

 

 

 

Model Leslie Elkins Marquez for Virgil Ortiz designer wear

 

 

 

 

Character Jar – Virgil Ortiz

 

 

 

Round ceramic canteen vessel – Virgil Ortiz

 

 

 

‘Contortionista II ‘Series – Virgil Ortiz

 

 

Black leather ‘Crowbag’ – Virgil Ortiz

 

 

Ceramic canteen – Virgil Ortiz

 

 

 

Native American body paint – Michael Spears

Virgil Ortiz , Fall Winter 2013 , Contemporary Native

 

 

 

Virgil Ortiz Native American ceramics

 

 

‘Luminous’ ceramic bust – Virgil Ortiz

 

 

 

Virgil Ortiz in his studio

 

 

Virgil Ortiz designer wear and accessories

 

 

‘Claywork Revolt’ series – Virgil Ortiz

 

 

 

 

Lizica Codreano models a Constanin Brancusi design

1924

 

 

 

 

 

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