Ceramics Portfolio YIXIA LIN
About Yixia Lin is a China born, UK based ceramicist working at the intersection of craft and design. In research of eastern philosphy, She utilises the concept of emptiness and assimilates the concept into her contemporary practice. Base on traditional production methods, she designs sculptural funiture and vessels. Her intention is to subtly explore how viewers actively interact with the objects. She holds a BA(hons) in Ceramics from Cardiff School of Art and Design.
Content 1. Ear Pot -------------------------------------------- 1-2 2. Tea Table ----------------------------------------- 3-4 3. Sculptural Table --------------------------------- 5-6 4. Photography ------------------------------------- 7-8 5. Drawings ------------------------------------------ 9-10
Ear pot
Ear pot, Yixia Lin, coil-build, clay, glaze, 2019, 33^31^24cm
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Tea Table
Living in utilitarian buildings, inhabitants can tend to act passively with their surroundings. My interest lies in reactivating our early human lives and a more intimate interaction with the environment. I am fascinated by the primitive quality of the ancient objects and ancient houses; the rough uneven surface, the organic shapes that reveal our interaction. They act as a reminder that we are living in a more-than-human world. I use various techniques to construct my works; throwing, coil building, slab building. I was trained as a painter and drawing becomes important part of my ceramic practice, using brush, water and ink to express the atmosphere of space and this expression is transferred into the clay.
Tea table, Yixia Lin, hanbuild, clay, brass, 2019, 13.6^55.1^42cm
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Sculptural Table
Sculptural table, Yixia Lin, hanbuild, clay, glaze, 2019, 20^33^24.5cm
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Photography
Santorini, Greece, April 2019
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Santorini, Greece, April 2019
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Drawings
digital drawings & ink-paintings, 2019
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digital drawings, 2019
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Thanks for reading
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