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| Joe Pinkelman, Plates #7, Porcelain, 42 x 42 x 3 in |
This is a series of work I completed in Jingdezhen, China at a residency called Pottery Workshop. It's the porcelain capital of China since around 1000 AD. I wanted to make a series of circles that would intersect visually yet still seem fragmented. One of the studios in Jingdezhen makes various sizes of plates up to 1 meter so I wanted to try that form out since I never explored plates before.
I liked using the flower motif because it seems life affirming.
Toward the end of the series I wanted to experiment with some abstract patterns as in Plates #1.
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| Joe Pinkelman, Plates #1, Porcelain, 54 x 36 x 3 in. |
The last piece I created was Plates #9
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| Joe Pinkelman, Plates #9, Porcelain, 72 x 26 x 3 in. |
In the future, I want to explore fragmenting the figure by using recognizable figures from art history.
Joe's work is on exhibit at TAG through 8/8/15.
