At this moment I make 50 new small ceramic 'Dragons of Ming'. They are commissioned by Heden, art gallery and art library in my hometown The Hague. Every dragon is placed on a little island.
In december there will be a small presentation at Heden and the dragons will be for sale from then!
And while I talk about dragons.... I am working on a project that I wanted to do for a long time (and I had no time for): glazing my large dragon vase, see ancient post on the Dragons of Ming http://cirquedepepin.blogspot.nl/2012/01/dragons-of-ming.html
This one is probably going to be one of my most detailed ceramic pieces.
More information on Heden: http://www.heden.nl/
I will soon post more information about the Dragons of Ming.
Below there is a picture of a new sculpture as well (still unglazed).
In the October issue of the Dutch ceramic magazine 'Keramiek' from the Dutch Ceramists Association, there is an special on Dutch artists working in China. In this special there is an interview with me as well. I am talking about my experience with working in China (at the Fule International Art Museum, FLICAM, Fuping 2008, and Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute Jingdezhen in 2010), lovely Sanbao with bats in the back wall of my studio and overlooking the rice fields (and bamboo forested hills) , and about my love for archaeology, and Ming porcelain shards.
The picture below is my ceramic sculpture 'The awakening of the Mouse' at FLICAM, Fuping.
Some other artists in this China special are Hans van Bentem, Adriaan Rees, Tineke van Gils and Pauline Wiertz a.o.
If I have time, I will translate the article into English....................
Perpetua Porseline at museum Prinsenhof Delft
The
large 3,50 meter high vase "Perpetua Porseline" that I painted in Jingdezhen in 2010 is
going to be part of the exhibition "Delfts Blauw. Kunst of Kitsch" at
museum Prinsenhof in Delft.
This exhibition opens on Friday October 26, and ends September 1, 2013.
More information:
Museum Prinsenhof Delft
Dragons of Ming
I've made new little ceramic "Dragons of Ming". They are a part of the exhibition "Gathered through Facebook" at atelier Horneman.
The exhibition showing work of 45 artist (!) starts Sunday October 28, 4 PM
Atelier Horneman
My "Der bärtige Kaiser " sculpture/vase is on display at the new gallery Nasty Alice (and two of my paintings as well).
www.galerienastyalice.nl
Opening: September 29th 2012
Participating artists:
Jolanda Moolenaar
Erik Klaassen
Dorien Plaat
Marianne van Heeswijk
Pepijn van den Nieuwendijk
Jeroen Kool
Ilze Buziau
Thalia de Jong
Zan van Alderwegen
Tom Boekema
Wow! The mailman just came by at the Cirque de Pepin studio with a very nice package: the French bilingual (FR/ENG) Art magazine HEY!. And I am featured in this magazine with my paintings and sculptures, and an interview!
This is the official HEY! magazine website:
http://www.heyheyhey.fr/fr
And you can buy HEY! magazine overhere:
http://www.ankama-shop.com/fr/h8-livres/1404-hey-11
This week in the early morning between Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 AM I put my last brushstroke on the "Ganesha's gate" ceiling painting for "De Orient" domes in the Transvaal neighborhood, The Hague.
The same morning at 7 AM the Scaffold builders came to remove the scaffolds.
Now I was able to see the ceilings completely. I am very happy with the result.
Soon there are lamps placed in the domes.
Here are some pictures of the work in progress and the finished domes.
Now we need good light and a professional photographer (and better weather).
Production by Mothership: http://enterthemothership.com
The architects of The Orient: http://www.wam-architecten.nl
