North Carolina-based artist Eric Serritella created a collection of teapots that look like weathered parts of a tree, for his series, 'Trompe L'oeil teapots'.
"The purity of nature and the Asian art aesthetic have always inspired me and I find clay the ideal medium for reflecting both."
"Through my ceramic trompe l’oeil sculptures I challenge the viewer with both the nature of the material and the messages within. Whether wheel-thrown or hand-built, these forms are completely hand carved and transformed to mimic weathered logs and birch trees-the angels of the forest."
"I strive to show how nature maintains its splendors through tenacity and triumph of existence despite the disregard we humans show her. I appreciate how ceramic mirrors the environment’s fragility and durability-easily damaged if disrespected and yet invincible in its inherent beauty."
"Each piece I create is a relationship-the story of shared discovery. The clay and I make the journey together through the tension of disagreement and the harmony of accord. The final form-the result of our conversation-has a life all its own."
"I strive for the life in each creation to foster awareness and influence viewer behavior toward the environment. My hope is that at least some will acquire a new appreciation and way of seeing and thus choose to walk with softer steps."
Check his website: http://ericserritella.com/
"The purity of nature and the Asian art aesthetic have always inspired me and I find clay the ideal medium for reflecting both."
"Through my ceramic trompe l’oeil sculptures I challenge the viewer with both the nature of the material and the messages within. Whether wheel-thrown or hand-built, these forms are completely hand carved and transformed to mimic weathered logs and birch trees-the angels of the forest."
"I strive to show how nature maintains its splendors through tenacity and triumph of existence despite the disregard we humans show her. I appreciate how ceramic mirrors the environment’s fragility and durability-easily damaged if disrespected and yet invincible in its inherent beauty."
"Each piece I create is a relationship-the story of shared discovery. The clay and I make the journey together through the tension of disagreement and the harmony of accord. The final form-the result of our conversation-has a life all its own."
"I strive for the life in each creation to foster awareness and influence viewer behavior toward the environment. My hope is that at least some will acquire a new appreciation and way of seeing and thus choose to walk with softer steps."
Check his website: http://ericserritella.com/
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