Curtis Fontaine’s abstract ceramic sculptures are created through a unique process of hand building that relies as much on intuition as structural aptitude. Years apprenticing under American ceramic artist Toshiko Takaezu helped Fontaine develop a keen sense of form and technique. The genesis of Fontaine’s abstract sculptures can be seen in Takaezu’s “closed form” vessels, though, whereas Takaezu used a traditional method of throwing a pot on a wheel, Fontaine’s process involves coil building, allowing each work to emerge and evolve without the symmetrical restraint that the wheel dictates.
DESIGNER/
Curtis Fontaine
DATE/
2019
MATERIALS/
Ceramic with glaze
DIMENSIONS/
53.34 H x 45.72 W x 43.18 D cm
STYLE/
Contemporary
HERITAGE/
United States
SHIPS FROM/
New York
