Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
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Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
3w ago
The title is inspired by the documentary on Carl Gustav Jung: The World Within
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Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
3w ago
There is still lots to do. As the pieces are drying and queuing up for the firing, I need to figure out the installation process. I want them to look like they are growing, so I don't want to put them on the plinth or a platform.
I need to fill each piece with aerated concrete, with provisions for the metal rods in place. Making sure that the rods are perpendicular to the ceramic.
I don't want the rods imbedded directly into the concrete as I'd like pieces to be able to stand up on the ground - which is way more practical for transport and storage, so I'm using clear tubing around the ..read more
Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
1M ago
Surface and texture are created with porcelain at leather hard stage. This process is time sensitive; if the piece is too wet texture will run down, and if it is too dry it will flake off.
The work will not be glazed, it will stay porcelain white, fired to 1280 degrees, oxidation.
Texture is related to overgrown tree roots and neurons in the brain. Both are responsible for carrying information throughout the system. Using electrical and chemical signals, they help coordinate all of the necessary functions of life.  ..read more
Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
1M ago
I am getting better at shaping the curve, which is subtly changing as pieces are getting shorter and wider.
Now that I am working "on an angle" rather than horizontal I am happier with the shape:
However, as the shapes change, so do the challenges. I need to prevent slumping ..read more
Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
1M ago
How does a sculpture start? For me, it starts with the inner search, “brainstorming”, listening to the inner dialogue, rummaging through the thoughts, ideas, images… picking them up and examining them…. are they good, suitable, interesting, worthwhile, achievable…. what do I want to say and how do I want to say it…..
And slowly, from that soup of chaos a concept starts emerging. It takes time.
This one started with the framing of the space; ellipses reminiscent of the galaxies:
and perhaps of Stonehenge:
It need to grow bigger to have presence in the outdoor setting, however the c ..read more
Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
1M ago
The World Within, Sculpture By The Sea Cottesloe
Sculpture by the Sea is an amazing event. This year it celebrates its 20th birthday at Cottesloe, Western Australia. It has an older sister event at Bondi (check David Handley’s SxS story here).
Previously I have applied and participated in 5 SxS exhibitions in Cottesloe and 2 in Bondi.
This year I had the honour to be invited to participate at the big “20” at Cottesloe, and without that invitation this sculpture would not exists, I would not push myself to and over the limits to transform the intangible into the tangible.
If you are in Pe ..read more
Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
1y ago
Emergence is currently exhibited at Venice art biennale
Personal Structures - Reflections exhibition by the European Cultural Centre
23.4-27.11 2022
in Palazzo Mora
Here is a video work by Aliesha Mafrici
Emergence Beneath the Surface:
and another one by Jesse Collins
filmed in ClayMake Studio
And a link to the Personal Structures exhibition website.
I hope that you like it ..read more
Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
2y ago
My new work: Emergence is finished and ready to leave the studio. Today I will show you a few images of the finished work, and later on I will share behind the scenes and work in progress shots. For those interested, the work will be wall mounted. It is 3.3 m wide and 1.7 m tall. It is mostly wheel-thrown and fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln.
At ClayMake Studio
My work is largely inspired by microscopic images of pollens and planktons, corals and natural structures.
There is such diversity, rhythm, playfulness of form in those tiny objects, but what intrigues me most i ..read more
Andrea Vinkovic ceramics
2y ago
Labyrinth was exhibited at Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2021 ..read more