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Aster Cassel

  • Les Ateliers du Couvent
  • Porcelain maker
  • Giroussens, France
  • Rising Star
Aster Cassel Porcelain maker
Contact
French
Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 09:00 - 12:00/14:00 - 18:00
Phone:
+33 (0)649545493
© Emmanuelle Braun

Dreamlike porcelain

  • • Aster’s work is a combination of illustration and ceramics
  • • Freedom to create is what she loves most about her work
  • • Her workshop is part of a ceramicists' collective

Where illustration and sculpture meet, Aster Cassel’s creations immerse us in a dreamlike world. Through her unique porcelain pieces the young ceramicist presents an artistic interpretation of the evolution of living beings, “a mythology of the future that arises from hybrid species”, as she would describe it. Aster draws her narrative from her studies in visual communication, which were orientated towards illustration. As she felt the desire for greater artistic expression, she turned towards ceramics, obtaining a diploma in the subject. Myths, science fiction, imaginative books like Alice in Wonderland… Aster's fascination for the power of imagination is one of her endless sources of inspiration.

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Works

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Photo: © Aster Cassel
Celeste – Nano Hybrida

Aster Cassel made this sculptural porcelain piece, which depicts emerging worlds, using traditional modelling techniques, creating a dialogue between form and figurative brush painting. These biomorphic forms accentuate certain elements of the painting. Aster’s universe is distinguished by its graphic narrative style, most often in black and white, contrasted by bright tints. The delicacy of her drawing evokes scientific illustrations or old engravings.

Length 13 cm
Width 13 cm
Height 41 cm

Photo: © Aster Cassel
Le Réacteur – Nano Hybrida

This porcelain clay sculpture is built around a platinum and bronze container for a single candle. The porcelain structure is adorned with graphic imagery of owls atop a fantastical landscape. These biomorphic forms accentuate certain elements of the painting. Aster’s universe is distinguished by its graphic narrative style, most often in black and white, contrasted by bright tints.

Height 45.5 cm
Diameter 16 cm

Photo: © Aster Cassel
Jar

This contemporary jar featuring mythological imagery was hand built from stoneware and the surface decorated with porcelain slip, brushwork and platinum and gold finishings. Aster’s universe is distinguished by its graphic narrative style, most often in black and white, contrasted by bright tints. The delicacy of her drawing evokes scientific illustrations or old engravings. Certain details are highlighted with gold and precious metals on the third firing.

Height 57 cm
Diameter 37 cm

Photo: © Aster Cassel
Arboris Sciurus – Chiméria / Aqualagus Caelum – Chiméria

Aster Cassel made these sculptural porcelain pieces, featuring imagery of fantastic beasts, using traditional modelling techniques, creating a dialogue between form and figurative brush painting. Presented on metal bases, these contemporary ceramic pieces are decorated with gold and platinum using a brush, blurring the line between ceramic sculpture and painting. The form of each piece enriches the illustration; the result is a narrative sculpture.

Length 14.5 cm
Width 21.5 cm
Height 42 cm

Photo: © Aster Cassel
Triagon Viridis – Chiméria

This hand built porcelain sculpture is decorated with a fantastical, scaly, one-eyed creature. Using traditional modelling techniques, Aster Cassel creates a dialogue between form and figurative brush painting. Her contemporary ceramic pieces blur the line between ceramic sculpture and painting. The form enriches the drawing to create a narrative sculpture.

Length 13 cm
Width 13 cm
Height 22 cm

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