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Barbara Nanning

 
 THE KINGDOM OF NETHERLANDS

 

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  • Barbara Nanning is one of the preeminent ceramic and glass artists in the Netherlands today .Her work is the subject of great interest from overseas , as well as in the Netherlands, in part thanks to exhibitions in the Far East and America, and in Germany, Italy and France. Barbara Nanning's work is currently represented in public and private collections both nationally and internationally.
        Since finishing the ceramics programmed at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam in 1979, she has consistently pursued her work remarkable success. Her ceramic work strides over the boundary between the applied and the fine arts, but it is always in search of the ultimate potential of contemporary ceramics. Nanning is inspired by nature, and in recent years she devoted herself in designing large works, colour has played an important role. By using brilliant and pure colours, she tries to make her work feeling soft and smooth.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

    Nature is my main source of inspiration: plants, leaves, roots, water and wind.
    Natural phenomena have been an everlasting source of inspiration for me, such as the Milky Way or the rise and fall of waves, representing eternal, natural movements.
    After each of my foreign travels to Mexico, Turkey and Japan I returned to my workshop with a wealth of new ideas in colours, forms and textures, which thoroughly influenced the development of my work.
    The combination of rational with irrational, organic forms symbolizes the grafting of emotions onto the intellect, this is a dynamic environment infused with a static haven of peace.
    I feel that there should be a balance or harmony between the positive and negative elements, between the inner and outer forms, between the size and weight.
    For me, movement as expressed by form is the most important thing, as it is a constant reminder of an original state.
    I always make groups of works which are based on a common theme, like the Galaxy, the Terra, the Hydras and Botanica series.

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