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Lidded form
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Lidded form

HI all

This piece is following on with a series that I am doing based on Japanese work.

The philosophy behind this piece is taken from several areas, one being everything is impermanent, this being shown in the aged metal look of the main for, lid and finial.

The second part is that of Wabi Sabi , being perfection in imperfection. This replicated in the twig that has been used for the finial. This has also been aged to tie in with the rest.

It is ash, textured and stained, then verdigris wax added. The lid and twig are covered din copper leaf and aged with a fluid.

The piece measures 150mm dia x 150 mm high and is sat on a slate plinth.

Comments welcome, you may have seen this piece in other forums.
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Mark-I really like the lidded form. I can't make up my mind about the twig finial. It certainly doesn't detract from the vessel but does it add anything?
 
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Hi Wayne

Thank you for your comment.

The piece reflects two philosophies. These being Wabi-Sabi ( perfection in imperfection) and the Zen philosophy that everything is impermanent.

Wabi Sabi, this very basically shows that items that are made by nature, that we perceive as being imperfect are in fact perfect as this was the way that nature intended them to be. This is reflected in the twig. Its imbalance/asymmetry being perfect in itself.

the impermanence is shown through the piece being made to look aged/decaying back to its natural state.

So from the reference and basis in which I made the piece it adds a lot for me as it has a relevance which takes the viewer to a different place than they perhaps would normally go. Most are used to looking at symmetry.

Thank you for your comment.

Take care

Mark
 

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