potter files: a summer of ceramics (part I)

I got back to ceramics this summer after three months in India. (That's two summers for me this year.) Returning to the potter's wheel after a gap is like riding a bike - you don't forget. You are wobbly at first but you get into the groove pretty quick.

I glazed my pots a bit differently this time. In addition to the dipping or dunking method I also brushed on the glaze for a more painterly effect. Another technique I used involved adding a layer of wax resist on the first layer of glaze and then scraping off the wax roughly before adding the second layer of glaze. The result is what I call the broken wall effect. I like the gritty effect of this technique.
Below are some of the tea cups, mugs, wine glasses, pitchers and bowls I made. Thanks to getsane for the beautiful photographs.

The second part of the summer output will be up soon. Also look out for a series of posts about an internship program I have been selected for. More about that tomorrow. Until then enjoy!

 

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acrylic and watersoluble graphite on paper, 8x8", 2015 priya vadhyar

In the desert
My eyes scanned the horizon
For the emerald waters
Within me.

exhibition, a point and line to plane xi: paintings

The exhibition 'A Point and Line to Plane XI' at Gallery Beyond in Mumbai opened today. Below are the paintings I am displaying. The first painting, titled 'The Mirror', is an acrylic painting on canvas and is 48x36 inches in size. The second, also acrylic on canvas and the same size, is called 'Once upon a Breeze, a Magpie'. The third painting, titled 'Once Upon a Breeze, a Magpie (II)', is acrylic on paper. The fourth, untitled, is acrylic and watersoluble graphite on paper and is 24x18 inches in size.

As mentioned in the previous post, the exhibition features abstract paintings by nine artists. The exhibition is on at Gallery Beyond until the end of August.

the mirror
acrylic on canvas, 48x36", 2015, priya vadhyar

once upon a breeze, a magpie
acrylic on canvas, 48x36", 2015, priya vadhyar

once upon a breeze, a magpie (II)
acrylic on paper, 24x18, 2014, priya vadhyar

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acrylic and watersoluble graphite on paper, 24x18", 2014, priya vadhyar

exhibtion: a point and line to plane xi

Gallery Beyond (Mumbai) is hosting the 11th edition of its annual abstract exhibition starting tomorrow July 17th. This year the show is called 'A Point and Line to Plane XI' and will showcase the work of nine artists - Arvind Patel, Abhijit Kumar Pathak, Dev, Rajnish Kaur, Smita Kinkale, Shiladitya Sarkar, Sunny Malwatkar, Vishal Joshi and myself. I'm excited and honoured to be showing my work with such amazing artists.

The theme of the show in the words of Gallery Beyond - "The common thread that weaves these artists together is Abstract Expressionism. Abstraction does not deal with objects or with effects or with images. It is a purely expressive art, one that excludes all the styles of the past and is a plastic art with only one purpose; to inspire human nature towards beauty."

Below is the exhibition poster. The opening of the show is tomorrow at 7pm; the show will continue until the end of August. Gallery Beyond's beautiful space and the art in that space beckon!

the studio - an easel, a table and six walls

Since I got back from India (an amazing three month trip!), I've been cleaning the studio and moving things around, trying to make the best of the space.

My studio is a small but lovely odd shaped room with six walls. It's a pretty minimalist studio - easel, table, trolley and lots of canvases and paper up on the walls. A few days ago I moved my table into the nook by the window. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner. The new position is perfect. Take a look at some of the photographs I clicked of the clean studio yesterday. (It'll get messy soon enough.)

The two angled walls make a nice nook for the easel and trolley.

the window

The other side of the studio with works in progress on the wall (part I)

The other side of the studio with works in progress on the wall (part II)