Londonbased, chilean artist fernando casasempere has unveiled his latest work at the edmond j. Casasempere, who was born in santaigo and studied both ceramics and sculpture in barcelona, has called london home since 1997. While the beautiful flowers that grace the front lawn of somerset house in london appear extremely lifelike, they are actually part of the. These ceramic artists are reshaping the medium the. The thought provoking machine, contemporary arts society, economist plaza, 2008. Casasempere individually made each flower, ensuring no one bloom is the same. Somerset house displays 10,000 clay flowers in outdoor. In 2012, fernando casasempere created a monumental field of ceramic and steel flowers in the courtyard of somerset house, called out of sync, this extraordinary work has now been installed in his native chile.
Now blooming out of sync t magazine blog the new york times. In 2012 casasempere installed a monumental field of ceramic and steel flowers, out of sync, at somerset house in london. Safra fountain court, replacing the fountains and forming sculptor fernando casasemperes latest installation out of sync. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for. Set in a meadow of real grass, this work comprised of a monumental field of 10,000 ceramic flowers and sought to explore how tensions between the seasons and the fragility of nature. I admit, technically speaking, im not supposed to have favorites. Out of sync, by chilean artist fernando casasempere, marks the start of the venues new programme of events. Given that for much of winter somerset houses courtyard is covered in an ice skating rink, it seems only appropriate that this spring its full of flowers. Safra fountain court, replacing the fountains and forming sculptor fernando casasempere s latest installation out of sync. Casasempere s 2012 work out of sync, was exhibited at the somerset house in london and received critical acclaim. Fernando casasempere born 1958 is a sculptor working with ceramics, the traditional material of pottery, and his work explores ideas of landscape and the environment. That piece has now been permanently installed in the atacama desert in chile.
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