Carina Ciscato

Spontaneous and fluid pots.
They are the result of thoughtful deliberation. Carefully conceived, the subtle and delicate marks gently applied, the pots distorted and altered. Each pot is totally unique with its’ own personality which can’t be reproduced however each belongs to a family of pots that share similar characteristics.
Porcelain is critical to the work, as the delicate fraying and torn edges are all about exploring the limits of the material when thrown. Marks made by the making process are intentionally left to emphasize the pot’s tactile qualities. The quiet and muted tones of whites, blue-greys and celadon are chosen to work with the rhythmic fluidity of the forms.
They are content to be perfectly imperfect.

1970 Born Sao Paulo
1988-92 Industrial Design, Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1992-93 Trainee, Matietta Cremer Krefeld, Germany
1993-99 Apprentice, Lucia Ramenzoni, Sao Paulo
2000-03 Assistant to Julian Stair, London   Recent exhibitions include:
2001 Centrum Goedwerk, Belgium
2002 Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
  Carlin Gallery, Paris
2003 Yorkshire Sculpture Park, York
  Egg, London, solo
2004 Contemporary Ceramics, Blackwell, Cumbria
  'The Sprit of The Maker', Joanna Bird, London
  'Clay', Los Angeles
  SOFA Chicago represented by Crafts Council