2014

55 x 14 x 13 cm

Unique piece

Technique et matériaux : Grès sauvage gravé et modelé. Emaux superposés. Décors au pinceau. Réserves à la cire. Bouclier perles sur coque gauche

Signature dessous et cachet sur la coque avant

Price on request

Jean-Claude Canonne's glazed stoneware boats, part of a series in which the symbolism of travel and memory predominates, illustrate the encounter between technical mastery and visual poetry. Each creation, while sharing a common language in its structure and details, expresses a singular vision, inspired by a variety of maritime cultures. The richly textured enameling and sculpted elements reveal a universe that is both mineral and organic, paying homage to time, water and human stories. 

These boats, each unique in its expression, dialogue around the universal themes of time, memory and displacement. They testify to Jean-Claude Canonne's ability to transcend material to tell stories in which land, water and humanity intertwine.