PETER SPELIOPOULOS | ARCHAEOS
PETER SPELIOPOULOS | ARCHAEOS
09.08.2019 - 11.05.2019
eliopoulos. Presented at Ateliers Courbet for the first time, Speliopoulos’ personal body of work results from the artist’s longstanding interest in and experimentations with the medium. While his passion for craftsmanship, organic textures and forms has informed his work throughout his creative career, Speliopoulos’ recent dedication to clay has unleashed a new form of expression distinguished by artistic maturity and multilayered cultural influences.
"...each piece tells a story of how external forces shape us, how we exude beauty in our individuality and imperfections. I strive to create tactile surfaces that beg to be touched, alongside a visual power that makes the work feel alive and provokes emotion.” – Peter Speliopoulos
As he investigates time-honoured techniques, Speliopoulos offers a contemporary interpretation of the traditional wheel-thrown forms of Antiquity ceramics with a personal twist and emphasized textures. The cracked and glazed surfaces of matte and luster layers result from the application of sodium silicate on each slipped cylinder, drying out the clay and provoking the outer surface to rupture. Glazes of different shades and opacities are layered in feathery, gestural sweeps, accentuating the mosaic patterned surfaces. The artist accentuates some of the skin’s corroded colorations and conveys a sense of erosion as if the resulting piece had been excavated from the land or the sea.
ARCHAEOS PSP036
ARCHAEOS PSP050
ARCHAEOS | PSP052
ARCHAEOS | PSP054
ARCHAEOS | PSP055
ARCHAEOS | PSP003
ARCHAEOS | PSP005
ARCHAEOS | PSP007
ARCHAEOS | PSP010
ARCHAEOS | PSP019
ARCHAEOS | PSP025
ARCHAEOS | PSP027
ARCHAEOS | PSP038
ARCHAEOS | PSP039
ARCHAEOS | PSP040
ARCHAEOS | PSP045
ARCHAEOS | PSP051
ARCHAEOS | PSP053
BLACK VESSEL | PS 068
BLACK VESSEL | PSP 065
BLACK VESSEL | PSP 066
BLACK VESSEL | PSP 067
CHTHONIC PSP 29
CHTHONIC VESSEL 02
CHTHONIC VESSEL 03
CHTHONIC VESSEL 05
CHTHONIC VESSEL 06
CHTHONIC VESSEL 07
CHTHONIC VESSEL 08
CHTHONIC VESSEL 09
CHTHONIC VESSEL 11
CHTHONIC VESSEL 12
CHTHONIC VESSEL 13
CHTHONIC VESSEL 14
CHTHONIC VESSEL 16
CHTHONIC VESSEL 17
CHTHONIC VESSEL 18
CHTHONIC VESSEL 19
CHTHONIC VESSEL 20
CHTHONIC VESSEL 21
CHTHONIC VESSEL 22
CHTHONIC VESSEL 23
CHTHONIC VESSEL 24
CHTHONIC VESSEL 25
CHTHONIC VESSEL 26
CHTHONIC VESSEL 27
CHTHONIC VESSEL 28
CHTHONIC VESSEL 30
CHTHONIC VESSEL 31
CHTHONIC VESSEL 32
CHTHONIC VESSEL 33
CHTHONIC VESSEL 34
CHTHONIC VESSEL 35
CHTHONIC VESSEL 37
CHTHONIC VESSEL 39
CHTHONIC VESSEL 40
CHTHONIC VESSEL 41
CHTHONIC VESSEL 42
CHTHONIC VESSEL 43
CHTHONIC VESSEL 44
CHTHONIC VESSEL 45
CHTHONIC VESSEL 46
CHTHONIC VESSEL 47
CHTHONIC VESSEL 48
CHTHONIC VESSEL 49
CHTHONIC VESSEL 50
CHTHONIC VESSEL 51
CHTHONIC VESSEL 52
CHTHONIC VESSEL 53
CHTHONIC | PSP01
CHTHONIC | PSP04
CHTHONIC | PSP15
CHTHONIC | PSP36
CHTHONIC | PSP38
MITERIA | PSP 22M
MITERIA | PSP MIT02
MITERIA | PSP MIT03
MOON PHASE PSP060
MOON PHASE | PSP058
MOON PHASE | PSP059
MOON PHASE | PSP061
MOON PHASE | PSP056
MOON PHASE | PSP057
Miteria PSP 07M
Miteria PSP 17M
Miteria PSP 19M
Miteria | PSP 01M
Miteria | PSP 02M
Miteria | PSP 03M
Miteria | PSP 06M
Miteria | PSP 08M
Miteria | PSP 09M
Miteria | PSP 10M
Miteria | PSP 13M
Miteria | PSP 14M
Miteria | PSP 15M
Miteria | PSP 20M
Miteria | PSP 21M
PSP 04M
PSP 05M
PSP Livani 1
PSP Livani 10
PSP Livani 2
PSP Livani 3
PSP Livani 4
PSP Livani 5
PSP Livani 6
PSP Livani 7
PSP Livani 8
PSP Livani 9