Phil Cornelius' Thinware Pushes the Limits of Porcelain

摘要

One critic has called Philip Cornelius' work idiosyncratic and another labeled it impossibly thin, but those descriptions just scratch the surface of his evolution in ceramics. His signature porcelain "thinware" developed back in 1970 from recycling curling wisps of leftover clay found on a bat after a piece had been wire cut, is often roughly textured and asymmetrical. The work is made up of elements that look like they've been retrieved from a lost civilization. The super-thin quality of his porcelain has to be admired for its alternating delicate yet strong skin. Cornelius has perfected this style into a reliable technique that has become his visual calling card.