
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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