Ceramics

Claire Partington's 'Vase Chinois', made during her ceramics class at Kensington and Chelsea College, has been judged winner of the Inspired by... 2007 competition, in the 'Ceramics' category.

Inspired by: ‘My work is inspired by the western appropriation and interpretation of eastern styles, especially chinoiserie. The teapots really capture this.’

 

 

Her judge commented: 'This entry entirely captures the spirit of Inspired by… with its informed and witty references to 17th and 18th-century chinoiserie. The artist's use of traditional techniques, such as press moulding and sprigging (as can be seen on the teapots that inspired her), is tempered with the playful incorporation of children's toys and high-street costume jewellery. This work is a decorative and novel interpretation of the fanciful craze for 'Chinese' ornament, which seems to gently parody the sources that inspired it.'
Judge: Kit Maxwell