Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen | Little One

Year2020
MediumHand-thrown and painted ceramics, stoneware, glaze, lustre
Size26 x Ø 22 cm
Categories
Ceramic | Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen | Sculptures | Unique

Long-necked ducklings flutter around the piece on a stylized decorative background. The rustic pattern and generous shape are inspired by the French Vallouris ceramics of the early 1900s and the works of the painter Henri Matisse. The shape of the piece was drawn according to the artist’s sketches by Camilla Groth, and its surface is painted in layers – the patterns sparkle under the luster surface that is characteristic to the Art Nouveau era.

‘Hand-thrown after artist’ design by Camilla Groth

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View the pieceThe work can be viewed at Lokal gallery, Annankatu 9, 00120 Helsinki. Please contact us at +358 41 314 1794 or info@lokalhelsinki.com to ensure the piece is at Annankatu when you plan to visit. Welcome to view the piece!
Hanna-Kaisa Korolainen is a multidisciplinary artist and designer. She started out as a photographer, specializing in autoportraits and polaroids, later moving to France to work in the field of fashion and nourish her aesthetics through the decadence of the Parisian rock scene, countryside antique markets and Saint Laurent. A decade later, she returned to her homeland Finland, and after designing prints for Marimekko, she concentrated on art textiles – rya rugs and silk jacquards – glass and ceramics. Korolainen has been showing her artworks in exhibitions in Finland and abroad, from Beijing to Milan and New York.

“Mostly I’m inspired by different layers of history – visual arts, different styles and cultures – and on the other hand, the colour of my morning matcha or a blooming bush in the yard can totally take me over. I have studied inspiration at Aalto University, and only in recent years I have learned to block some of the things that inspire me out of my mind. This way I can focus on just a few topics in more depth – I might even work with some for several years.

I consider the role of inspiration in the creative process to be collaborative, and it may even be the case that sometimes the subject of inspiration is actually the starting point of the creative process. For example, Monet’s Water Lilies paintings have set in motion countless new works, the number of which is increasing indefinitely. I secretly dream that my works could also serve as a source of inspiration for someone.”

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