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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.

Peter Speliopoulos Ceramic Vase Black PSP036 (c) Ateliers Courbet

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

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet Ceramic Vases Chthonic 29

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

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 1 Ceramic

PSP Livani 1

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 10 Ceramic

PSP Livani 10

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 2 Ceramic

PSP Livani 2

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 3 Ceramic

PSP Livani 3

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 4 Ceramic

PSP Livani 4

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 5 Ceramic

PSP Livani 5

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 6 Ceramic

PSP Livani 6

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 7 Ceramic

PSP Livani 7

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 8 Ceramic

PSP Livani 8

Peter Speliopoulos Ateliers Courbet PSP Livani 9 Ceramic

PSP Livani 9