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Ireland
Claire CURNEEN（1968）
In the Tradition of Smiling Angels
2007, 60×30×80 cm
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Technique
Terracotta, slab building, transparent glaze, luster gold, oxidation fired to 1100℃, electric kiln
Statement & Curriculum Vitae
Claire CURNEEN（b. 1968，Ireland）
Statement
The Angels represent a grand presence. They are messengers, bringers of news, good or bad. They serve as a reminder of our mortality with a comforting presence. Terracotta is warm and has associations with the ground. It is ordinary and commonplace and therefore imparts a sense of belonging. This contrasts with the use of gold which carries meaning of high value and status. This work explores the idea of the importance of the ordinary existing alongside with the extraordinary.
Curriculum Vitae
2006 Exhibition, One Piece one Artist, Gallerie Marianne Heller, Germany
2005 Creative Wales Award, Arts Council of Wales, UK
2005 Selected, 3rd World Ceramic Biennale, International Competition, Korea
1991-92 Masters Degree in Ceramics, University of Wales Institute Cardiff
1990.91 Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Arts, University of Ulster, Belfast, UK
Address 6 Colchester Avenue, Penylan, Cardiff, Cf239bp, U.K.
Email claire@clairecurneen.com
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