Shaping Time: A Journey Through Clay
Exhibition Dates: December 2 2024 – January 6, 2025
Janet Rady Fine Art is delighted to announce its upcoming online exhibition, “Shaping Time: A Journey Through Clay,” running from December 2, 2024 to January 6, 2025, on our @artsy page and website. This dynamic exhibition showcases a selection of leading ceramic artists, including Akiko Hirai, Edmund de Waal, Sandra Shashou, Mina Karwanchi, Julia Florence, Maria Economides, Skuja Braden, Johannes Nagel, and the late Ruth Duckworth, celebrating the expressive potential of ceramics and its deep connection to time, history, and human experience.
“Shaping Time” invites the audience on an exploration of clay as a medium that reflects the marks of time, both in the physical act of making and in the concepts it conveys. The works exhibited span a wide range of forms, techniques, and narratives, yet all share a commitment to pushing the boundaries of what ceramics can be.
Akiko Hirai’s raw, tactile works reveal the beauty in imperfection and the passage of time, reflecting her mastery of combining traditional Japanese aesthetics with modern forms while Edmund de Waal’s meditative porcelain installations explore memory, space, and the quiet interplay between objects.
Sandra Shashou’s bold, experimental sculptures break traditional ceramic boundaries where porcelain meets resin, creating a striking juxtaposition of materials and a meditation on beauty and fragility, while Mina Karwanchi brings a cross-cultural perspective, melding traditional and contemporary influences in her intricate, narrative-based forms.
Julia Florence is known for her delicate, emotive vessels that combine classical ceramic traditions with a contemporary sensibility, inviting contemplation on fragility, resilience, and the nature of existence.
Maria Economides’ sac-like vessels embody the concept of containment, exploring the resilience and emotional navigation of the human spirit. Using the ancient technique of terra sigillata reinterpreted with high firing, stains, and oxides, Economides creates intricate, hand-built works that blend tradition with modern experimentation, reflecting the human capacity to hold and carry emotions, memories, and experiences.
Skuja Braden, the collaborative duo of Ingūna Skuja and Melisa Braden, fuse Latvian and American cultural motifs into playful yet profound ceramic sculptures, blending humor with a deep commentary on identity and cultural belonging.
Johannes Nagel pushes the limits of form and technique, creating striking abstract ceramics that explore the tensions between randomness and control, as well as the role of the hand in shaping material.
The legendary Ruth Duckworth (1919–2009) rounds out the exhibition with her modernist-inspired works that focus on organic shapes and a minimalist aesthetic. Duckworth’s pieces are timeless examples of how clay can transcend function and become pure sculpture, distilling movement and form into simple yet profound objects.
“The collection of artists in ‘Shaping Time’ represents a rich spectrum of approaches to ceramic art. From the deeply personal to the abstract and experimental, each artist demonstrates the unique ways in which clay allows for the expression of both time and transformation. We are proud to present this online exhibition to a global audience, celebrating the powerful artistry within ceramics.”.
Skuja Braden Little Red Riding Hood Bowl, 2011
Edmund De Waal
Two lidded jars, 2005
Ruth Duckworth Untitled, 1982
and glaze
43.2 x 83.8 x 10.8 cm (17 x 33 x 4 in)
£ 36,000.00
Maria Economides Blackness, 2024
Akiko Hirai Moon Jar, 2023
Mina Karwanchi Gaza, 2021
x 40 x 22 cm
Mina Karwanchi Mariefred, 2024
sculpture with 18k Gold luster 27 x 22 x 24 cm 10 5/8 x 8 5/8 x 9 1/2 in £ 4,150.00
Mina Karwanchi
Göteborg, 2024
sculpture with 18k Gold luster 31 x 23 x 24 cm 12 1/4 x 9 x 9 1/2 in £ 4,350.00
Mina Karwanchi
Poseidon, 2021
50 x 22 x 22 cm 19 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 in € 5,900.00
Kawai Kazuhito
Art Tower Mito, 2020
Johannes Nagel New Jazz #4, 2015
83 x 30 cm
32 5/8 x 11 3/4 in
Price upon request
Sandra Shashou
Roses Are Forever Blue Roses, Flowers and Tea, 2020
Sandra Shashou Heart Pink and Burgundy, 2022
Sandra Shashou Plaque, 2020
Sandra Shashou
Looking very Rosy, 2019
30 x 30 cm 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in