John Born Ceramics

Humble matter creates handmade ceramics of timeless beauty designed in brooklyn and produced in nyc.

John born ceramics.

Valuing the importance of a physical connection to nature and the material he slowly sculpts each piece using a stoneware clay usually used for sculpture. Apr 30 2020 john designs and makes remarkable sculptural ceramic vessels. Based in brooklyn he works out of greenwich house pottery the premier ceramic facility in nyc and the oldest non profit ceramics studio in the country. John born ensemble of four ceramic vases by john born h 14 in w 5 in d 4 in 6 336.

I d been working in the industry for 15 years. It is mere earth for us earthbound creatures who have virtually since the dawn of time fashioned it into vessels forms and objects that reflect who we are. With reference drawn to cycladic pottery and the great 20 th century sculptors his work has a primitive and grounding aura. With reference drawn to cycladic pottery and the great 20th century sculptors his work has a primitive and grounding aura.

John born ceramic vase fledgling by john born h 15 in w 4 in d 4 in 1 152. John born s trade name for his collections of gracefully angled ceramics is humble matter referring in part to the fact that clay is the humblest medium. Dimensions height 24 5 cm 9 6 x width 24 5 cm 9 6 x depth 9 cm 3 5 inspired by the surroundings of new york john born creates. John born ceramic vase bmb by john born h 15 in w 4 in d 4 in 1 612.

106 6k followers 1 021 following 550 posts see instagram photos and videos from johnborn johnborn. At the heart of functional ceramics is the creation of proxies for humans vessels that reference. It was a career that i fell into and turned out to be good at however it also made me deeply unhappy. John born aka humble matter is a ceramics artist from new york who began making ceramics in 2012 as an escape from his career in advertising.

Valuing the importance of a physical connection to nature and the material he slowly sculpts the piece using a stoneware clay usually.