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Lucille Lewin

  • Porcelain maker
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Rising Star
Lucille Lewin Porcelain maker
© Sylvain Deleu

Violent porcelain

  • • Lucille works with porcelain, glass and metal
  • • Her work is powerful and thought provoking
  • • Nature and grand landscapes inspire her

Lucille Lewin started her journey as an artisan at an evening class in ceramics, going on to study glass and ceramics at the Royal College of Art. Since then, she has exhibited in prominent venues across the UK, most notably at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Lucille combines porcelain, metal and glass to create work that speaks of the human experience, especially in relation to the natural world and the chaos that we have created. Her work, though crafted with traditional materials is conceptual, symbolic and abstract. The beauty of the material that she uses is contrasted with the violence of her techniques, each piece being broken, pulled and forced together over time. Her creative process reflects the act of living in a world at the tipping point.

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Works

  • © Sylvain Deleu
  • © James Campion
  • © Sylvain Deleu
  • © Sylvain Deleu
  • © James Champion
Photo: © Sylvain Deleu
Shift to Space

This is a large porcelain sculpture made of multiple elements which have been modelled, dipped, slipped, cast, thrown, cut up, pressed and extruded. The piece is finished with a transparent glaze displaying the pure porcelain beneath.

Length 57 cm
Width 33 cm
Height 38 cm

Photo: © James Campion
Revelation of Myth

A pair of ceramic sculptures made during Lucille Lewin’s residency in Dehua, China. Each piece is made of multiple elements created with slips, moulds, shards and fragments. The shards are built upon a porcelain base, elevating them.

Length 77 cm
Width 44 cm
Height 30 cm

Photo: © Sylvain Deleu
Familiar Elements

This is a large porcelain sculpture made of multiple elements which have been modelled, dipped, slipped, cast, thrown, cut up, pressed and extruded. A final glazing strengthens and unifies the piece. The sculpture is an arch form.

Length 51 cm
Width 36 cm
Height 50 cm

Photo: © Sylvain Deleu
Conundrum of Perception I & II

This pair of ceramic sculptures is made of multiple components. The transparent glaze adds a shiny finish while amplifying the whiteness of the fired porcelain. As well as thin ceramic strands, the piece is interlaced with ceramic pea pods.

Length 62 cm
Width 20 cm
Height 29 cm

Photo: © James Champion
Babel II

This is a ceramic sculpture made up of handmade fragments. They have been modelled, dipped, slipped, cast, thrown, cut up, pressed and extruded. There is a mixture of long shards and denser pieces. The work is finished with a transparent glaze.

Length 20 cm
Width 20 cm
Height 40 cm

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