Lot 30: After Amphora 1

Amy Hughes

Auction Ended

Hughes is primarily a hand builder exploring form and decoration and establishing dialogues between the two. She works in both 2D and 3D with one often informing the other. She has a particular fascination with vases, resulting in collections which bridge the gap between the past and the present.

This piece takes inspiration from Ancient Greek pottery. The vases relate to distinctive ancient storage jars and the intricate decoration that was painted upon them, creating exciting patterns and shapes with a colourful, lively and painterly approach that gives them a new vibrant lease of life.

Lives and works in London.

Information

Year: 2022
Size: 44 x 35cm
Medium: Hand built gorged and stoneware body with decorating slips and transporatent glaze detailing (spice and terracotta)
Estimated Retail Value: £5,800

Donated by the artist, courtesy of Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London

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Item condition: New