The lettering is bold and a bit messy but at the same time has very traditional letter forms.
Ruan hoffmann ceramics.
For 20 years ruan hoffmann has been embracing contradiction through his work.
Hailing from south africa now based in amsterdam the self taught ceramist uses earthenware paper clay as his canvas drawn to its transformative powers and fragile magic.
The medium responds well to me and i enjoy playing with clay.
Ruan s art challenges conventional assignments of form and function.
Ruan hoffmann amsterdam netherlands.
Ruan hoffmann ceramics collection.
Ruan hoffmann is an amazing ceramic artist and painter who is from south africa.
For 20 years ruan hoffmann has been embracing contradiction through his work.
From newspapers pictures politics friends what i see around me.
Ruan hoffmann south africa b.
A large number of his plates and bowls that he produces are made with paper clay.
He has gained a reputation for his highly individual pieces.
He has worked with ceramics using plates bowls tiles vases.
Shop artist ruan hoffmann s home decor at anthropologie.
Ruan hoffmann amsterdam netherlands.
Ceramicist this pretoria based ceramic artist is best known for the intimate musings amusing visuals and sometimes outrageous commentary that he paints onto roughly made clay plates.
Ruan hoffmann is a self taught ceramist born in pretoria south africa.
You never know what to expect.
The ideas for my plates come from all over the place.
Picasso has been one of his great.
Ruan hoffmann warren editions even though he is a painter ruan hoffmann b 1971 is most commonly known for his autobiographical ceramic pieces and has worked with the ceramic medium for 18 years.
2011 ruan hoffmann anthropologie gallery 50 rockefeller plaza new york 1 june to 28 july 2011 ruan hoffmann new ceramics at iart gallery wembley square cape town.
I m really curious and impatient with ceramics.
You could say i was sidetracked by the possibilities.
1971 my career in ceramics happened by default.
Project room for contemporary art cape town 3 march to 29 2008 ruan hoffmann at us gallery university of stellenbosch south africa.
Hailing from south africa now based in amsterdam the self taught ceramist uses earthenware paper clay as his canvas drawn to its transformative powers and fragile magic.
