ARCHAEOS | PSP039

Name: ARCHAEOS | PSP039
Brand: Peter Speliopoulos
Price: $2,000 USD
Availability: InStock

Designer/Manufacturer

Peter Speliopoulos

Circa

2019

Description

Speliopoulos’ passion for craftsmanship, organic textures, and forms has informed his work throughout his creative career. This collection features highly textured vessels, reflecting the artist’s interest in the malleability and tactile expressions of clay. As he investigates time-honored techniques, Speliopoulos offers a contemporary interpretation of traditional wheel-thrown forms. The cracked and glazed layered surface is the result of the application of sodium silicate on the slipped cylinder, which dries out the clay and provokes the outer surface to rupture. Glazes of different shades and opacities are layered in feathery, gestural sweeps, accentuating the mosaic patterned surface.

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Peter Speliopoulos

Greek American multidisciplinary artist Peter Speliopoulos, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, lives and works between New York and Patmos, Greece. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Speliopoulos established an illustrious career spanning over three decades in high fashion and costume design for opera and modern ballet. His creative vision has influenced collections for renowned brands such as Christian Dior, Cerruti, and Donna Karan, while his costume designs have significantly contributed to the work of renowned directors and choreographers Karole Armitage and Luca Veggetti.

In any creative field or medium, Speliopoulos' work is rooted in the artist's passion for craftsmanship, organic material, and forms. For almost a decade, encouraged by the gallery, the artist has dedicated his creative exploration to the study of clay, stemming from a long-standing interest in the medium, its malleability, and tactile expressions. Since his inaugural exhibition Archaeos at Ateliers Courbet in September 2019, Speliopoulos has continued to evolve his ceramic practice, presenting solo exhibitions Chthonic in 2021 and Miteria in 2023. The artist is currently completing his fourth series, set to be unveiled in the winter of 2024.

Each vessel is wheel thrown and handworked by the artist in his New York studio. Beyond his studio practice, Speliopoulos is actively involved in philanthropy, serving on the boards of the International Folk Art Market Santa Fe, and Armitage Gone! Dance!, while also co-founding Fashion Centered, an annual event benefiting Manhattan's LGBT Center.