merete rasmussen: stoneware’s soft curves

I continue to be attracted to the movement of a curving line and Danish artist Merete Rasmussen’s sculptures are a good example of why curves work for me.  Rasmussen uses a coiling technique to create stoneware shapes with concave and convex surfaces that flow in, out and around soft curves. On many of the sculptures and wall pieces she connects only one side and one edge. To further emphasize the form the London based artist uses matte, monochrome colors.

A quick look at her archives will give you an idea of how this body of work evolved. Earlier pieces began to move from lines to curves, softer, softer yet.

I work with abstract sculptural form. I am interested in the idea of one continuous surface, with one connected edge or line running through the whole form. Clear, clean shapes; soft smooth curves in contrast to sharp edges; concave and convex surfaces; the discovery and strength of an inner/negative space – these are all form expressions that appeal to me and results in my continuous exploration and expression in many different variations. Merete Rasmussen.

Merete Rasmussen in her studio