Essence 2
31 x 31 x 33 cm
Brown ceramic, glazed inside
Laura Pasquino is a ceramic artist based in Amsterdam. Before opening her studio in The Netherlands, she practiced ceramic in Japan and Portugal.
Her natural aesthetic style features minimalistic, harmonious shapes that celebrate the imperfections and beauty of simplicity. She expresses herself through the textures and organic nuances of clay, creating minimalist sculptures in pure and simple forms.
Laura aims to balance traditional techniques with organic clay textures, often leaving her works unglazed to showcase the material’s humble beauty. She prioritizes giving character to her pieces over perfecting them, leaving her fingerprints and tool marks as traces of her process and adding soul to the objects.
Currently shown at:
CERAMIC BRUSSELS 2024
Solo show of Laura Pasquino
Ceramic Brussels is the first international faire dedicated to contemporary ceramics in Brussels that will be held from 25 to 28 January 2024 on the Tour&Taxis site. The fair will bring together more than 60 galleries, institutions and key players in contemporary ceramics in the heart of Brussels in a unique scenography. The fair has the support of renowned international experts in the field of contemporary ceramics, who make up its advisory board for the first edition. For more information about the faire, do not hesitate to have a look at their website Ceramic Brussels.
The Grège Gallery is proud to announce that it will present the artworks of its renowned artist, Laura Pasquino. For the curious ones who don’t know Laura yet, Laura is a ceramic artist based in Amsterdam. Before opening her studio in The Netherlands, she practiced ceramic art in Japan and Portugal.
In her inherent artistic approach, she embraces a minimalist aesthetic characterized by harmonious shapes that exalt the charm found in imperfections and the allure of simplicity. Through the medium of clay, she articulates her creative expression, delving into the textures and organic subtleties to craft sculptures of pure and unembellished forms. Laura’s aspiration is to strike a delicate equilibrium between conventional techniques and the innate textures of organic clay. Frequently opting to forgo glazing, she unveils the unpretentious beauty intrinsic to the material. Her emphasis lies in bestowing character upon her creations rather than pursuing flawlessness, with her fingerprints and tool marks serving as tangible imprints of her artistic journey, infusing the objects with a distinct soulfulness.