Overglazed: The Sculpture of Brian Rochefort
Brian Rochefort's sculptures are an explosion of clay, texture, and color.
Brian Rochefort’s sculptures are an explosion of clay, texture, and color. His latest works are on view in New York at Van Doren Waxter in an exhibition titled ?2030?.
Tulipe, 2018
Installation, Brian Rochefort “2030” at Van Doren Waxter, New York
Rochefort’s process involves firing, glazing, breaking, rebuilding, and RE-glazing ceramic vessels multiple times until, in his words: ?as many glazes as possible until I can?t fire anymore.?
A distinct visual element of Rochefort?s work (beyond the chaos of glaze layers) is a smooth color gradient on each vessel, achieved with an airbrush on one of the final layers. Also worth noticing are the globs or streams of melted glass that drip down a few of the craggled forms. Clam, 2018 (detail)
Born in 1985, Brian Rochefort grew up in Rhode Island and attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) before moving to Los Angeles where he currently lives and works. His ?crater? sculptures are inspired by recent trips to Africa and Central/South America ? notably the Amazon rainforest. The titles of his sculptures recall their connection to exotic nature: ?Larvae?, ?Extinction?, ?Coral? and ?Chytrid? (a type of dangerous fungus).
Though they celebrate the fantastical color combinations of flowers, birds, amphibians, and other animals he likely encountered within the most biologically diverse regions of our planet, the title of t...
Brian Rochefort’s sculptures are an explosion of clay, texture, and color. His latest works are on view in New York at Van Doren Waxter in an exhibition titled ?2030?.
Tulipe, 2018
Installation, Brian Rochefort “2030” at Van Doren Waxter, New York
Rochefort’s process involves firing, glazing, breaking, rebuilding, and RE-glazing ceramic vessels multiple times until, in his words: ?as many glazes as possible until I can?t fire anymore.?
A distinct visual element of Rochefort?s work (beyond the chaos of glaze layers) is a smooth color gradient on each vessel, achieved with an airbrush on one of the final layers. Also worth noticing are the globs or streams of melted glass that drip down a few of the craggled forms. Clam, 2018 (detail)
Born in 1985, Brian Rochefort grew up in Rhode Island and attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) before moving to Los Angeles where he currently lives and works. His ?crater? sculptures are inspired by recent trips to Africa and Central/South America ? notably the Amazon rainforest. The titles of his sculptures recall their connection to exotic nature: ?Larvae?, ?Extinction?, ?Coral? and ?Chytrid? (a type of dangerous fungus).
Though they celebrate the fantastical color combinations of flowers, birds, amphibians, and other animals he likely encountered within the most biologically diverse regions of our planet, the title of t...
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