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Florence Corbi

  • Ceramicist
  • Lyon, France
  • Master Artisan
Florence Corbi Ceramicist
Contact
French, English, Spanish
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+33 620478243
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A seabed of porcelain

  • • Florence's poetic sculptures rise from her imagination
  • • Ancient literature is one of her sources of inspiration
  • • She takes part in many national and international exhibitions

"I sculpt porcelain, I create, I give life to my imagination". With the help of a few basic tools and by mastering delicate gestures, Florence Corbi sculpts clay into porcelain pieces, which seem to stem from an otherworldly nature. Inspired by plants and the seabed, she lets her overflowing inspiration speak in each of her creations, revealing with finesse the sensitivity of her material. Florence works using the modelling technique, which she is constantly refining and experimenting with. The dominant bright white of her porcelain subtly interacts with touches of colours and the addition of other materials. It was in 2011, after a career in another field, that Florence discovered ceramics and became instantly fascinated. In 2013, she took part in her first solo exhibition.

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Works

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Bouclier Rouge

This porcelain sculpture on a stand is in the shape of an oval shield. The white porcelain with a torn material effect, the floral motifs and the red threads evoke the notion of healing wounds after battle. The sculpture can also be mounted on a wall.

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Nodus

Placed on the floor, this sculpture presents mixed knots of fabric and glazed porcelain. It is covered with biscuit porcelain patterns. Of delicate organic forms, the motifs suggest colonies of marine organisms arising and growing.

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Phase 1

Inspired by nature and the seabed, this sculpture on a base presents a wave of bronze-coloured stoneware from which a colony of white porcelain organisms arises and grows wildly.

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Nodus-Butterfly

Mixed knots of fabric and glazed porcelain covered with biscuit porcelain motifs compose this sculpture. The variety of motifs evokes colonies of marine organisms arising. The whole piece, which looks like it is unfolding, stands on a base.

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Halius

This sculpture on a base is in the shape of a round stoneware shield. The rips, the organic motifs, the foliage, and the white threads are in dialogue with each other to evoke the idea of healing wounds after battle. The sculpture can also be mounted on a wall.

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