Kaleidoscope | Catalogue

KALEIDOSCOPE



KALEIDOSCOPE

20th April - 9th May 2018



Alma Berliner

Alma Berliner's starting point is sitting at the wheel with 2kg of grogged clay. While throwing,
Alma discovers shapes that delight - inspiration comes from the process itself. Guided by
modern architecture, mid-century ceramic design and everyday objects, she is drawn to
structure, sharp angles and curves. Alma shares her London studio, Turning Earth, with
many talented ceramicists who support and nurture her practice.

This body of work has emerged from its tallest piece. A haphazardly built tower, though
seemingly devised with intention, dominates the skyline. It is composed of multiple thrown
parts, assembled on the wheel once dry enough to hold its shape. Unlike how an architect,
designer or ceramicist might work, Alma revels in spontaneity and the possibility of arrang-
ing pieces differently to the initial design. Other tall pieces in this collection involve the same
act of construction on the wheel. The miniatures, originally glaze tests, complement the
larger pieces. They are thrown in one piece, collaring the clay and manipulating it with tools
to produce sharp angles. They are a reference to our obsession with miniature versions of
things - for example, in ceramics, furniture and food.



From left to right:

Tall Vessel

Hand-thrown and altered stoneware
h. 48 cm
£275

Large Vessel

Hand-thrown and altered stoneware
h. 40 cm
£275

Minature Vessel

Hand-thrown stoneware
h. 7 cm
£35

Vessel

Hand-thrown stoneware
h. 40 cm
£200





Minature Vessels

Hand-thrown stoneware
each approx. h. 7 cm
£35 each



From left to right:

Vessel

Hand-thrown stoneware
h. 30 cm
£200

Minature Vessel

Hand-thrown stoneware
h. 7 cm
£35



Regina Heinz

Originally trained as a painter Regina Heinz has established a national and international
reputation for her “pillow-like” ceramic sculptures and wall panels. Although essentially
abstract, dealing with form, volume, line and colour, her work displays an organic and
sensual quality reminiscent of the undulating "landscape" of a body.

Constructed from soft slabs of clay the pieces enclose an expanding space and are informed
and inspired both by the mountainous landscapes of her native Austria and the rhythm and
repetitive patterns in modern urban architecture.

Geometric designs contrast with the tactile clay surfaces and are brushed on in vibrant
ceramic colours to emphasise the underlying forms and to add depth and intensity to the
coloured surface. Her passion for colour, form and beautiful ceramic surfaces led her to set
up her architectural ceramics practice in 2011 to explore the integration of art, architecture
and landscape.

Regina's award winning work has been purchased by the National Art Collector's Fund and
is presented in collections worldwide, including the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the
Museum of Contemporary Ceramics in Gifu, Japan, the International Ceramics Museum in
Faenza, and the Yingge County Ceramics Museum in Taipei.



ReginaHeinz

OriginallytrainedasapainterReginaHeinzhasestablishedanationalandinternationalrepu-
tationforher“pillow-like”ceramicsculpturesandwallpanels.Althoughessentiallyabstract,
dealingwithform,volume,lineandcolour,herworkdisplaysanorganicandsensualquality
reminiscentoftheundulating"landscape"ofabody.

Constructedfromsoftslabsofclaythepiecesencloseanexpandingspaceandareinformed
andinspiredbothbythemountainouslandscapesofhernativeAustriaandtherhythmand
repetitivepatternsinmodernurbanarchitecture.

Geometricdesignscontrastwiththetactileclaysurfacesandarebrushedoninvibrant
ceramiccolourstoemphasisetheunderlyingformsandtoadddepthandintensitytothe
colouredsurface.Herpassionforcolour,formandbeautifulceramicsurfacesledhertoset
upherarchitecturalceramicspracticein2011toexploretheintegrationofart,architecture
andlandscape.

Regina'sawardwinningworkhasbeenpurchasedbytheNationalArtCollector'sFundand
ispresentedincollectionsworldwide,includingtheFitzwilliamMuseuminCambridge,the
MuseumofContemporaryCeramicsinGifu,Japan,theInternationalCeramicsMuseumin
Faenza,andtheYinggeCountyCeramicsMuseuminTaipei.

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Reflection II Flow 1 Panel

Slip cast porcelain, high-gloss glaze, gold enamel Slip cast, brushed Lithium glaze
80 x 100 x 3 cm 20 x 20 x 3 cm
£7,300 £550





‘Flow 2’ Panels

Slip cast, brushed Stoneware glaze
each: 20 x 15 x 3 cm
£500 each



Detail of Reflections I

Slip cast porcelain, high-gloss glaze, gold enamel
90 x 90 x 3 cm
£6,400



Lauri Hopkins

‘I work in groups. In fact, in groups of groups. Paintings affect collages, discarded materials are
reconfigured, and masquerade as paintings. Everything feeds back into everything else. Works are
named after songs, painters, relatives…. stuff of the human world mostly.

’There is a lot of chance in my practice. Compositions come and go in spite of intention. Parameters are
set, and often broken. I never know what is going to happen. I might find a purple book cover, cut it up
and keep placing it with families of shapes and colours until something happens. This could become a
catalyst for a whole group of paintings, but these paintings are also affected by every other little thing,
like what’s on the radio, a walk, a film. Life is absorbed and spat back out, like a diary. And so it goes.

‘The works aren’t of anything. They are awkward and playful and imperfect like real life. These aren’t
shiny Hollywood paintings. They are mostly made with things that were going to be thrown away, and
given an after-life as something nostalgic, intimate, uncertain and human.’

Lauri Hopkins is am award-winning artist, living and working in Sussex. Her work crosses disciplines but
primarily involves painting, collage and the re-assembling of defunct materials. Inspiration is often drawn
from mid-century Architecture and Design, the history of Abstract Art, objects that have fallen out of use
and childhood memories. Since completing a BA in Fine Art from The University of Chichester in 2012,
her work has been selected for numerous National Art Competitions and has appeared in group shows
across the UK.











In order of images shown: Solange

Drape Mixed media collage
50 x 40 cm
Mixed media collage £980
50 x 40 cm
£980 Dylan

Squawk Mixed media collage
50 x 40 cm
Mixed media collage £980
50 x 40 cm
£980

Cantelope

Mixed media collage
50 x 40 cm
£980

Bloom

Mixed media collage
50 x 40 cm
£980

Sake Set:

Bottle

£35

Cups

£30 each

ERADU Ceramics

Eva Radulova is a London based designer-maker working under the name ‘ERADU
Ceramics’.

Ever since experimenting with clay in her art classes at school, Eva knew that ceramics were
the creative direction she wanted to take. Having focussed her studies on ceramics and fine
art at university, there was nowhere else but Stoke-on-Trent to hone her craft and complete
her Master’s Degree.

Maintaining the hand-crafted as well as mass appeal to her work has been pivotal in
Eva’s design process, and her inspiration has played an important role in achieving this.
Concentrating on everyday objects for her graduate collection, and combining these with
traditional techniques and reinvention, her distinctive vessels were born.

Bone china and porcelain are Eva's favorite materials. Although, she experiments with
terracotta and some other clay she loves the purest white color of bone china and the
endless possibilities of coloring the porcelain. The challenge she seeks is the reinvention
of shapes in the melting point of old and new.



Coffee Set:

Carafe

£39

Cup

£30

Creamer

£25

Sugar Bowl

£25

Funnel

£21

E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)207 859 4696
Thrown at Highgate Contemporary Art, 26 Highgate High Street, London, N6 5JG

www.throwncontemporary.co.uk