Apollo and the Muses, Canopic jar, Pouring jug with zoomorphic head

These vessels by Jacques Monneraud were wheel thrown from several types of stoneware, and sculpted with minimal use of tools. They were finished with a restrained application of glaze and fired at high temperature. Paying tribute to major ceramic cultures, the pieces subvert classical codes through a distinctive cardboard aesthetic. The items reinterpret the forms of a Wedgwood vase, an ancient Egyptian canopic jar and a Chinese Song pouring vessel, and consist of 'frozen' packaging constructions that critically question consumer society.

CRAFTED BY

Jacques Monneraud

Ceramicist | Bayonne, France