I am a Danish born artist, who for the past 10 years has lived and worked in Detroit. Who are you and what’s your relationship to clay and ceramics? Here, the Vitamin C: Clay and Ceramic in Contemporary Art featured artist tells us why he works in the medium, what particular challenges it holds for him and who he thinks always gets it right.īowl (Black Hole) – Version A & B, 2013 – Anders Ruhwald Rarely appearing on plinths, his forms occupy a place equidistant from sculpture and design. Playing with ideas through the language of decorative arts is typical for Ruhwald, for whom the messy practicality of objects is something to be embraced, not occluded. Ruhwald refers to himself as "a form-giver: An artist who thinks through materials using the language of form and space." An emphasis on ceramics as a vehicle for selfhood is apparent in his work. He brushes aside the distinction between art and craft, emphasizing instead the disruptive and transformative capacity of objects in space. The Danish born US resident is noted for large-scale installations that explore ceramic as both idea and material. Sculptor Tony Cragg's phrase 'When I move, the clay moves’ is one that Anders Ruhwald is rather fond of. Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C
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