Ruan Hoffmann Ceramics

Ruan hoffmann warren editions even though he is a painter ruan hoffmann b 1971 is most commonly known for his autobiographical ceramic pieces and has worked with the ceramic medium for 18 years.

Ruan hoffmann ceramics.

Ceramicist this pretoria based ceramic artist is best known for the intimate musings amusing visuals and sometimes outrageous commentary that he paints onto roughly made clay plates. You could say i was sidetracked by the possibilities. Picasso has been one of his great. You never know what to expect.

For 20 years ruan hoffmann has been embracing contradiction through his work. Ruan hoffmann is a self taught ceramist born in pretoria south africa. He has worked with ceramics using plates bowls tiles vases. Ruan hoffmann amsterdam netherlands.

The ideas for my plates come from all over the place. Hailing from south africa now based in amsterdam the self taught ceramist uses earthenware paper clay as his canvas drawn to its transformative powers and fragile magic. Project room for contemporary art cape town 3 march to 29 2008 ruan hoffmann at us gallery university of stellenbosch south africa. Ruan s art challenges conventional assignments of form and function.

It is abstract deformed and subversive. Hailing from south africa now based in amsterdam the self taught ceramist uses earthenware paper clay as his canvas drawn to its transformative powers and fragile magic. Ruan hoffmann ceramics collection. He has gained a reputation for his highly individual pieces.

Ruan hoffmann is an amazing ceramic artist and painter who is from south africa. Ruan hoffmann amsterdam netherlands. His pieces for anthropologie are both classical and ultra modern. Find your favorite dinnerware serveware vases shower curtains and more.

2011 ruan hoffmann anthropologie gallery 50 rockefeller plaza new york 1 june to 28 july 2011 ruan hoffmann new ceramics at iart gallery wembley square cape town. Shop artist ruan hoffmann s home decor at anthropologie. For 20 years ruan hoffmann has been embracing contradiction through his work. The lettering is bold and a bit messy but at the same time has very traditional letter forms.

Ruan hoffmann south africa b. A large number of his plates and bowls that he produces are made with paper clay. I m really curious and impatient with ceramics.