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© Monica Perin
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© Monica Perin
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© Monica Perin

Monica Perin

Monica Perin Ceramicist
© Monica Perin

Emotions in motion

  • • Monica is inspired by Nature
  • • To her, working with clay creates a special alchemy
  • • In her practice she combines many different techniques

After studying at the National Institute of Art in Padova, Monica Perin attended the school of ceramics in Cadoneghe, a famous centre of excellence, where she learned, and then taught, different techniques for working clay. Modelling and painting clay, in her opinion, gives a sense of freedom, and the result of her process always amazes and surprises. With time, her artworks have become more and more abstract, each piece born from a feeling. Monica believes in Dostoyevsky's quote that “Beauty will save the world.” For the same reason, she loves Giotto and Michelangelo and their unique way of representing beauty and harmony in a sublime way.

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Works

  • © Monica Perin
  • © Monica Perin
  • © Monica Perin
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Photo: © Monica Perin
Life

This vase wants to represent the power of Nature in action. Branches, leaves, colourful flowers envelop the vase, but they also draw the beholder into a special journey inside the vegetation. This artwork was created modelling red clay, using lathe techniques, and was hand painted using engobes.

Photo: © Monica Perin
Solar Wheel

This sculpture wants to be a tribute to Italy and to the variety of its landscapes and colours. The female face, representing Italy, is embedded in the solar wheel, in perfect harmony with the sea and its ecosystem. This artwork was created modelling a single block of stoneware clay and was hand painted, using engobes.

Photo: © Monica Perin
Sunray

This colourful plate represents a perfect ecosystem. In the centre, the sun, with its rays, gives life and light to every living creature in the environment. This plate was created modelling red clay, using lathe techniques, and was hand painted using engobes.

Photo: © Monica Perin
Symphonies of Nature

This artwork combines figurative and abstract interpretations to represent the harmony and the variety of Nature, and to capture the emotions it can give us. This sculpture was created modelling red clay, using coiling techniques, and was hand painted using engobes.

Photo: © Monica Perin
Perceptions

This sculpture represents a troubled man who eventually manages to debunk and dispel false myths, finding his roots and true values. This artwork was created modelling porcelain stoneware, using slab and engraving techniques, and was hand painted using engobes.

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