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Lotus Flowers

Felicity Aylieff, 2006

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This monumental pot was made during a three month artist residency in China. The piece represents a cross fertilisation between East and West in terms of techniques and tradition. Aylieff said, ‘Lotus Flowers reflects my love of these elegant and beautiful plants that I associate so strongly with China. It also reflects my interest in traditional imagery and the challenge for me was creating a contemporary translation’. Lotus Flowers continues Aylieff’s recurrent theme of blurring boundaries between ceramics and sculpture yet it represents a move away from her earlier ‘hands on work’. In this work she has collaborated with a pottery studio and used the skills of other technicians.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Lotus Flowers, 2006

Date supported

2009

Medium and material

Porcelain

Dimensions

225 x 56 cm

Grant

2000

Total cost

13000

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