Matte glazed stoneware, circa 2017

High 50 cm - Wide 40 cm - Depth 40 cm

Alain Gaudebert (born in 1937) settled about 50 years ago in the Puisaye region of Burgundy, to practice his craft as a ceramist close to the land of Jean Carriès (1855-1884). The latter, and Vassil Ivanoff (1897-1973) would determine his way of working, going against the grain, breaking the codes of traditional ceramics. Like Vassil Ivanoff, he chose stoneware, free of refinement, retaining its primitive strength. Alain Gaudebert innovates, invents, plays with shapes, glazes and tames fire. He creates ceramics with flowing, superimposed, disordered glazes. He perfectly masters his technique and seeks in painting, sculpture and graphics means of expression for his art, whose mediums are earth and fire. Gaudebert creates powerful pieces that recall his experiences close to nature, a major source of inspiration for this artist.