Contextual Understanding

Artist: Claire Curneen

Claire Curneen is one of the UK's most renowned ceramicists, and has been a practicing artist for nearly twenty years. Working mainly with porcelain, she generates figurative sculptures that reference Roman Catholic imagery Italian Renaissance.

 The understated hints of gold contrast beautifully with the purity of the white ceramic. I have tried to mimic this approach and incorporate it in my work, being cautious and avoiding extensive use of the gold leaf in order to maintain the subtle quality of Claire Curneen's work.

A close up of one of my weave samples, integrating the ideology of 'less is more'.