Excavation
Vessel
2013 (made)
2013 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Born in Jena, Germany, in 1979, Johannes Nagel studied ceramics and the University of Art & Design Burg Giebichenstein, Halle, from 2002 to 2008. He has also served apprenticeships and undertaken residencies in Canada, Japan, and Scotland. He has exhibited widely in Germany and , increasingly, internationally.
Nagel's work is based around the exploration of vessel forms. He creates works that stand as visualisations of the creative process. This for Nagel frequently involves elements of improvisation, the artist embracing techniques that are seemingly unorthodox and startingly direct. As he has stated, "the subject of my work is the improvised and provisional".
Nagel was one of three artists selected for a three-person Design Show in the Artists House at the New Art Centre, Roche Court, curated by Sarah Griffin. This piece is fromthe Evacuation series of bottle-vases, created by the excavation by hand of sand to create moulds from with vessels were cast. It exposes process in a fresh, direct and improvisational way. Intensely sculptural, the resulting works are visually arresting and powerful
Nagel's work is based around the exploration of vessel forms. He creates works that stand as visualisations of the creative process. This for Nagel frequently involves elements of improvisation, the artist embracing techniques that are seemingly unorthodox and startingly direct. As he has stated, "the subject of my work is the improvised and provisional".
Nagel was one of three artists selected for a three-person Design Show in the Artists House at the New Art Centre, Roche Court, curated by Sarah Griffin. This piece is fromthe Evacuation series of bottle-vases, created by the excavation by hand of sand to create moulds from with vessels were cast. It exposes process in a fresh, direct and improvisational way. Intensely sculptural, the resulting works are visually arresting and powerful
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Excavation (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, sand, black slip, painted, gold leaf |
| Brief description | Vessel, 'Excavation' series, porcelain, sand and gold leaf, Johannes Nagel, Germany, 2013 |
| Physical description | Vessel-like vessel of slip-cast porcelain which was cast from a hole dug by hand in sand which is what gives it ists rough exterior where finger marks are visible. Sand also remains stuck to the surface of the vessel. With a bulbous body and a tall narrow neck leading to a slightly flared lip. The neck is roughly painted with black slip, with black slip splashes on other parts of the vessel. At the base is some squiggles of gold leaf. |
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| Credit line | Acquired through the generosity of Gerard and Sarah Griffin |
| Summary | Born in Jena, Germany, in 1979, Johannes Nagel studied ceramics and the University of Art & Design Burg Giebichenstein, Halle, from 2002 to 2008. He has also served apprenticeships and undertaken residencies in Canada, Japan, and Scotland. He has exhibited widely in Germany and , increasingly, internationally. Nagel's work is based around the exploration of vessel forms. He creates works that stand as visualisations of the creative process. This for Nagel frequently involves elements of improvisation, the artist embracing techniques that are seemingly unorthodox and startingly direct. As he has stated, "the subject of my work is the improvised and provisional". Nagel was one of three artists selected for a three-person Design Show in the Artists House at the New Art Centre, Roche Court, curated by Sarah Griffin. This piece is fromthe Evacuation series of bottle-vases, created by the excavation by hand of sand to create moulds from with vessels were cast. It exposes process in a fresh, direct and improvisational way. Intensely sculptural, the resulting works are visually arresting and powerful |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.226-2014 |
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| Record created | August 29, 2014 |
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