This one-off ceramic stoneware vase represents a stylised visualisation of a woman's bust, inspired by Amedeo Modigliani's artwork. The inverse T-shape of the vase with its elongated neck mirrors the aesthetic qualities found in Modigliani's paintings – and, metaphorically – the concave and oval shape carved in the middle of the form represents its heart. This vase is entirely hand built and fired in oxidation at 1260°C.
Born in Genoa, Italy, London-based artist Violante Lodolo D’Oria, studied in Paris, at the Ecole Camondo, and in New York, at the Pratt Institute, whe ...