1971 my career in ceramics happened by default.
Ruan hoffmann ceramics.
Picasso has been one of his great.
Ruan hoffmann is a self taught ceramist born in pretoria south africa.
From newspapers pictures politics friends what i see around me.
Find your favorite dinnerware serveware vases shower curtains and more.
It is abstract deformed and subversive.
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.
I m really curious and impatient with ceramics.
You never know what to expect.
Ruan hoffmann south africa b.
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.
For 20 years ruan hoffmann has been embracing contradiction through his work.
Ruan s art challenges conventional assignments of form and function.
Ruan hoffmann ceramics collection.
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.
A large number of his plates and bowls that he produces are made with paper clay.
Project room for contemporary art cape town 3 march to 29 2008 ruan hoffmann at us gallery university of stellenbosch south africa.
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.
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.
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 ideas for my plates come from all over the place.
He has worked with ceramics using plates bowls tiles vases.
The lettering is bold and a bit messy but at the same time has very traditional letter forms.
The medium responds well to me and i enjoy playing with clay.
He has gained a reputation for his highly individual pieces.
Ruan hoffmann amsterdam netherlands.
Shop artist ruan hoffmann s home decor at anthropologie.
